365 DOODLES
- press kit -
The DJ’s DJ, award winning DJ / blogger/ TV producer, global tastemaker.
One of the most influential music bloggers of the world, official remixer of Giorgio Moroder.
International DJ ambassador of Roland, member of the Stanton global DJ team.
The mysterious DJ from Vatican City.
All these taglines are about one man, a Budapest based Hungarian artist, known internationally and on the world wide web as Simon Iddol.
art + music
OR
music + art?
Having initially trained as a graphic designer and photographer, visual arts were never far from the centre of his attention, and analogue and later digital doodling was always part of his life. In February 2019 he made the decision to retire from the music business in order to focus his attention on art instead.
365 DOODLES
Whilst his kaleidoscopic cityscape photography was an instant international commercial success, in search of something more personal, Simon decided to take a new direction by starting to create digital paintings in late 2020.
2021 brought a period of personal ups and downs, tragedies and important milestones (along with four fatal iPad crashes) and whilst the world was still reeling from the global pandemic a new picture was born every day, which became the 365 DOODLES project.
Conscientious and perhaps stubborn he kept drawing, day after day, even when faced with questions such as, what does one draw on the day their mother dies? Or whilst going through a painful and difficult breakup? Thus, 365 DOODLES became the diary of 2021, the worst year in the life of Simon Iddol.
“My only goal was to keep drawing this and to finish the collection, this kept me going even on the worst days” - he concedes now. The drawings were published on a private (and since emptied) Instagram account, only visible to a select few. The first print was sold in March 2021, 3 months into the project, and more sales followed soon. After countless hours of experiments to find the perfect physical format, a special watercolour printing material was chosen that not only adds tactility and texture to the finished artworks, but also lends them an eye-catching hand drawn quality. Much more complex than they appear at first glance, these doodles have various layers that unfold gradually. The backgrounds take inspiration from iconic pieces of contemporary art, the various animals that are captured in snapshot-like poses as if caught unawares appear to be in various stages of intoxication and each drawing also contains a hidden message.
Each picture has its own story, and that makes 365 stories.
This will be a heavy tome!
THE BOOK
Yeah, a book!
Since the project wasn’t public no one really has seen the entire collection together, so far 36 out of the 365 DOODLES been shown in Simon Iddol’s private online gallery, and the first prints are already in British, Austrian, German and Hungarian private collections. But what about the rest of mankind?
The entire collection will be presented in a limited edition book.
A4 format
400+8 pages
the first print will be a limited edition of 100
consecutive series will be released with different covers
EXHIBITIONS
There are different types of pictures to present:
30x40 cm prints on watercolor paper from the 365 DOODLES series
50x70 cm new works from 2022 (acrylic prints or on canvas)
70x100 cm new works from 2022 (acrylic prints or on canvas)
oversized new works (acrylic prints or on canvas)
new computer free handmade mixed media works in various sizes
Altogether 400+ pictures are in the series, it means different selections can be shown in different locations. The hosting partners can be involved in the final selection, new exclusive pieces are always available.
The presented pictures are for sale.
The book will be available on the location.
Other activities during the exhibition:
personal presence of Simon Iddol
book dedication
he is available for interviews and social media
one to one or group workshops: digital painting, mixed media works
creating tailormade mixed media pictures on the spot on request (limited numbers per session)
CONTACTS
UNITED KINGDOM
Krisztina Matzon
treasurer and co-owner
MOARRR
phone +44 7843691516
email superk@moarrr.com
REST OF THE WORLD
Zoltan Gabor Sinka
founder and co-owner
MOARRR
phone +36 306139119
email szg@moarrr.com
