Glastonbury 2023 with Sam Gilbey

Dream project alert! This month Sam Gilbey teamed up with the BBC to artwork a collection of billboards showcasing Glastonbury's headline acts such as Elton John, Guns N' Roses and the Arctic Monkeys. Let’s take a look at the magic…

"Being commissioned by the BBC to make billboard artwork to promote their amazing coverage of Glastonbury has been a total dream project! 16-year-old me would never have believed that I’d get to paint Guns N’ Roses for a billboard one day, and the fact that it was probably Elton’s final U.K. concert makes that one extra special too. 

Working with BBC Creative was very much a creative collaboration, with the main concept being to showcase the headline artists in conjunction with the iconic Pyramid stage. With each piece, it was about giving them all a slightly different atmosphere which felt appropriate to the artist, whilst also having them work as a set." Sam Gilbey, Illustrator 

"It’s been very surreal seeing these on billboards, knowing that so many people will have glimpsed at them after putting so much time into the artwork on a much smaller screen for weeks in my studio. Thanks especially also to Jules at CIA for all her support throughout." Sam Gilbey, Illustrator 

Do you love Sam's style? Why not take a scroll through his portfolio now? 

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