Jamie Hewlett

From the legendary Tank Girl to live-action animations with Gorillaz, a Chinese contemporary opera to an exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, artist Jamie Hewlett is one of the most energetic figures of contemporary pop culture.

With influences ranging from hip hop to zombie slasher movies, Hewlett emerged in the mid-1990s as co-creator of the zeitgeist-defining Tank Girl comic. With then-roommate Damon Albarn, he went on to create the unique virtual animated band Gorillaz, who have recorded five albums and won numerous awards. He has continued to collaborate with Albarn on projects including ‘Monkey: Journey to the West’ and a sequence for the Beijing Olympic Games, for which they won a BAFTA.

Hewlett debuted his first art exhibition called 'The Suggestionists' at the Saatchi Gallery in 2015. He was named Designer of the Year by the Design Museum in 2009.

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