Lyndon Watkinson
Lyndon Watkinson (1999) is an artist, designer, writer, and musician based in Sheffield, UK. Democratising art and art context through artworks, publications, graphic design, articles, and sound. Creative director and founder of the online arts organisation SU4IP. His work is characterised by a desire for precision, often depicting aesthetics that celebrate and criticise the absurdity of corporatized identity, calling into question the necessity of creating false exteriors when what is not seen is often just as important.
In late 2020, a blog post entitled Suburban Utopia, An Infertile Place formed part of the wider inquiry and development of his practice for his bachelor's degree in fine art. As his work matured, he applied this term as a formalisation of his creative endeavours, later abbreviating it to SU4IP, now used as a digital alias and publishing entity.
Current opportunities
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Wiro Mag: Aqua
Deadline: 31/01/2025City: Sheffield | Region: South Yorkshire | Country: United Kingdom | Lyndon Watkinson
Interested in having your art published, printed, and posted directly to your door? Participate alongside a diverse network of incredible artists, underpinned by this iteration's theme: Aqua. Wiro Mag welcomes both emerging and established artists to feature in this debut edition. All art in any medium related to this theme is welcome!
Previous projects
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"More or Less?" - Artist Book by SU4IP
Dates: 01/04/2024 — 07/06/2024
Artists can broadly be defined into two categories: those who seek to combine many elements together to create work, and those who seek to say as much as they can with as little as possible. More or Less? showcases the work of twenty-five different artists, embodying both of these styles, curated together to contrast an endless variety of creative approaches to solving visual problems, and deriving beauty from their experiences.
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"Favourit" - Artist Book by SU4IP
Dates: 01/06/2024 — 07/08/2024
Favourit is a paperbound exhibition of works favoured by their creators. There is such great emphasis on creating work that pleases others, conforms to external expectations, or is subconsciously influenced by ongoing trends that it is hard to fully appreciate your own creativity. Thirty-two artists showcase work that they hold to their highest regard, irrespective of outside opinions or judgement.
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"Tension" - Artist Book by SU4IP
Dates: 03/03/2023 — 07/04/2023
The debut installment of the Artist Book by SU4IP series, Tension brings together the work of twenty-one artists to investigate how themes, concepts, or representations of tension can be illustrated within creative processes. In doing so, the viewer is encouraged to find respite in discomfort, and explore the diverse ways in which the theme of tension can be cultivated.
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"Noir" - Artist Book by SU4IP
Dates: 01/10/2023 — 07/12/2023
Acting as a celebration of the mundane, Noir seeks to allow darkness to seep through to the surface. In acknowledgement that in order to truly appreciate positivity, we must allow space for negativity to exist. Art is a tool to allow us to address this, and best prepare us for difficulty or strife. In this edition, fifty-five artists apply their sensibility to further engage with the bleaker aspects of our existence can be visualised.
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"Weightless" - Artist Book by SU4IP
Dates: 01/05/2023 — 07/07/2023
Weightless focuses on lightness, tranquility, and otherworldliness. Thirty-five artists showcase how this can be applied through a variety of creative approaches, providing a portable haven filled with lightness and calming spaces infused with meaningful visual dialogue.
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"Plantae" - Artist Book by SU4IP
Dates: 01/12/2023 — 07/02/2024
Featuring the work of sixteen different artists, Plantae distills a broad variety of different works underpinned by the themes of nature, flora, and organic forms. This edition is a celebration of the natural beauty of our planet and how it is interpreted by a broad range of creative minds.
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"Order!" - Artist Book by SU4IP
Dates: 01/02/2024 — 07/03/2024
Art is our vehicle for interpreting the world around us; while interpeting our surroundings, we prescribe order to chaos. Order! contains a collection of twenty-two different artists illustrating the concept of order, using art as a means to maintain it, or demonstrating order in action.