JAMES GULLIVER HANCOCK

James Gulliver Hancock is a well travelled illustrator known for his playful style. His obsession with drawing everything in the world has seen him work for major projects around the globe, his work appearing on everything from train carriages, to books, to furniture, clothing, ceramics, boardgames, billboards and animations. He is best know for his successful series of books, the first in the series titled “All The Buildings In New York”.

Some major projects in a diverse career include creating a large scale mosaic in a train station for the MTA in New York and an interactive children’s exhibition based on books James created with Lonely Planet and Sydney Living Museums, which has toured nationally.

For OpenField, Hancock is presenting a new site-specific work exploring the local area’s history of logging. The illustrative sculptures will be displayed upon the 10 woodchopping blocks in the Berry Showground.