As part of PYMCA & Pentax's Wildstyles exhibition Ben was chosen as one of the top ten artists & displayed four illustrated pieces in the winners section at Bar Vinyl in Camden.
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About me: Camberwell College of Art graduate & SIN Cru member Ben Swift is a UK based illustrator & designer creating super fresh artwork for a variety of music, fashion & publishing brands both here & Stateside. Under the guise of “Nonsinthetik” (pronounced Nonsynthetic) he has created eye catching imagery for club flyers, theatre shows, concert posters, CD & record packaging, animations, projections, music videos, sticker packs, customised sneakers, exhibitions, editorial illustrations and most recently a double decker bus wrap.
As part of London club nights Scratch & Dekefex, Ben created classic flyers for Hip Hop Heavyweights including Souls of Mischief, Dilated Peoples, Ugly Duckling, The Jungle Brothers, DJ Ca$hmoney, DJ Premier, Big Daddy Kane, The Beatnuts, Rahzel, Masta Ace, Jeru the Damaja, J-Live, Lootpack, El Da Sensei & Hip Hop godfathers Kool DJ Herc & Afrika Bambaataa. Ben’s distinctive bugged out b-boy characters and ill illustrations continue to turn throw-a-way flyers into collector’s items & have been reproduced in various magazines & design books worldwide.
Aside from design & illustration Ben's into photography & video too, often found on the edge of the circle documenting one of his passions: B-Boying (Breakdance) for an ongoing project.
Ben's also one of the original Addict Clothing Co. sponsored artists alongside the likes of UK style icons Will Barras, Mr Jago, Steff, Mitch, Swifty & Mode 2, producing super dope t-shirt designs for their limited edition artist series. Now part of the NB Illustration team he specializes in representing youth culture for various advertising agencies & publishers.
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Who I'd like to meet: Fellow Illustrators & creatives, art directors, advertising heads, illustration agencies, clothing labels, magazines, PR peeps, promoters, B-Boys & B-Girls, Hip Hop honeys, party people...
ye i was only ther thhat day 2... o ye that 1 was very live! all that kind of stuff amazes me... i can just about do a summersault!! i ddnt see you i dont think? where bouts did you see me? xx
Yo! B Traditional NYC Hip Hop Culture comes to Cambridge UK! As part of Cambridge Hip Hop Week 2008 SIN Cru, funded by Arts Council England present the first ever “VII Gems Rock Division” Rockin’ workshop in the UK, with legendary B-Boy Ken Swift & Nako flying in from Breaklife, Brooklyn NYC. Be part of history...
Over the Easter holidays SIN Cru in association with Cambridge City Council are running intensive dance, art & music workshops at The Centre at St Pauls, Cambridge, UK. This years Cambridge Hip Hop Week runs Monday 31st March until Friday 4th April 2008.
Courses include B-Boyin’ (Breakdance) Locking, Popping, Hip Hop Dance, Graffiti Art, Graffiti Production & Graffiti Customisation, Beatboxing, MCing with Jehst, DJing, Physio, Body Conditioning & Yoga.
As part of the week SIN Cru, funded by Arts Council England present the first ever “VII Gems Rock Division” Rockin’ workshop in the UK, with legendary B-Boy Ken Swift & Nako flying in from Breaklife, Brooklyn NYC.
The week ends with the offical afterparty Urban Sinfonie on Friday 4th April 2008 featuring 2on2 & Individual BBoy battles and Poppin’ battle as well as performances & exhibitions from the week.
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