1. Roger Kohn studied with Rowan Gillespie at York School of Art and is the Irish sculptor's biographer.
12 Facts About Roger Kohn
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At Chelsea, Roger Kohn was taught by Edward Wright, Dennis Bailey and Susan Einzig and became friends with part-time tutor, the Scottish surrealist poet and musician Ivor Cutler.
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Cutler's influence on Roger Kohn was a subtle one, but can be seen in his art.
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Roger Kohn encouraged me to think small and push the boundaries of perception by exploring the minutiae of the minuscule, celebrating the precious details of our planet along the way.
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Roger Kohn travelled extensively in Latin America.
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Roger Kohn worked initially with the Diagram Group, a London-based cooperative group of designers, writers, artists and editors, led by Bruce Robertson and Bob Chapman, supplying visualised information to publishers in Britain and the United States; and was Art Editor on the definitive encyclopedia Musical Instruments of the World.
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Besides Ivor Cutler the influences on Roger Kohn's writing and art are diverse:.
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Roger Kohn cites the imagery of album sleeve designer Cal Schenkel as perhaps his greatest visual influence.
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Roger Kohn designed and produced Beer's Prenez, Mangez et Vivez.
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Roger Kohn travelled to various locations in Europe and North America, with Gillespie and Shane Brennan of Moondance Productions; conducted interviews and took many of the photographs that illustrate the biography.
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Amongst other work Roger Kohn has undertaken filmography on Veronico Cruz and designs and produces the publicity material for African Revival a UK-based charity that provides Aid to 'self-sustaining projects' in Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia.
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Roger Kohn is product designer for Fruity Faces, the Dragons' Den fruit case manufacturer that encourages healthy eating and gives its profits to charity.