Once a commercial illustrator, Mr. Bingo left client work behind after his 

 Kickstarter, choosing to be “some sort of artist” instead.

a pink and orange picture with the sentence: Zoom is destroying my soul by MR. BINGO

a picture of someone almost sitting down on a Trump whoopee cushion by MR. BINGO

a picture of a man being crushed by a penis by MR. BINGO

a toilet paper roll with the face of Pablo Escobar by MR. BINGO

a pink and red picture of two legs with the sentence: keep busy and avoid existential thoughts by MR. BINGO

a picture of a drawing of a vulva plant by MR. BINGO

a animated pictures of a hand holding a phone by MR. BINGO

a picture of a drawing of the moon emoji by MR. BINGO

a picture of a puzzle with the sentence: well that was a fucking waste of time by MR. BINGO

Before getting bored and deleting his entire portfolio and website, Mr. Bingo was a commercial illustrator. For years, working for clients such as The Guardian, TIME, CH4, The Mighty Boosh, The New York Times & many more.

In 2015 he launched a Kickstarter to fund a book about his Hate Mail project and decided to never work for clients ever again and focus on being some sort of artist which he’s done ever since.
If you are thinking of asking him to do a project, just keep in mind: He might draw your tattoo, but never your wedding invite!

Press Forward #41 by Mr. Bingo

Every month, the Forward Magazine brings you a selection of noteworthy tracks hand-picked by friends, musicians, speakers of the Forward Festival, and many more. The 41st edition is a selection by illustrator <a href="https://forward-festival.com/speaker/mr-bingo"> Mr. Bingo</a>, who will be speaking at <a href="https://forward-festival.com/berlin/overview">Forward Festival Berlin</a> this October! 


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Mr Bingo was a commercial illustrator for 15 years, working regularly for all the big names such as The New Yorker, The Guardian, TIME, CH4, The Mighty Boosh &amp; The New York Times. If you are looking for inspiration and want to take a peek at his past works, well you are out of luck. An archive of the thousands of illustrations from this period doesn’t exist online anymore. Why? Well, Mr. Bingo got bored one day in a motorhome and deleted his entire portfolio website. If you are still curious though, there is a small selection of his work from this period <a href="https://mr.bingo/various-bits/">here</a>.
In 2015 he launched a Kickstarter to fund a book about his Hate Mail project. The campaign featured a rap video and a diverse selection of rewards including being trolled, having your washing up done, going on a date in Wetherspoons, being told to fuck off on Christmas Day and getting shitfaced on a train. All the good stuff.
It was around this period of time he decided to never work for clients ever again and focus on being some sort of artist which he’s done ever since. His unique style is very much a representation of the dry british humor, featuring tons of sarcasm and witty remarks about the boring and mundane life as well as more pressing social issues, without being too obvious. We would definitely chuckle at his work or ask him to draw our next tattoo, so we asked Mr. Bingo what kind of music he listens to while illustrating cats in corsets.
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<img loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-21926 size-medium" src="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1800x1100_-1000x611.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="611" srcset="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1800x1100_-1000x611.jpg 1000w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1800x1100_-700x428.jpg 700w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1800x1100_-768x469.jpg 768w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1800x1100_-1536x939.jpg 1536w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1800x1100_.jpg 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" />
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For our newest Press Forward edition, Mr. Bingo is hitting us with some old-school beats from the 60s all through to the early 2000s. Featuring evergreens like Eyes without a Face by Billy Idol and velvety sounds like R´n´B sounds with Beyoncés Me, myself, this playlist is filled with retro vibes to take you back in time. The Beatles also make a strong appearance with Golden Slumbers, next this playlist makes you swoon with Sweet Love by Anita Baker. Wether you are in your flow, creating away or you just want to spend a quiet evening staring though your wineglass into the abyss, these songs will keep you in the right headspace.
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Find out more about Mr. Bingos work and his art and illustrations on his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mr_bingstagram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>!
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PRESS FORWARD #41 BY MR. BINGO

If you asked me to design your wedding invite I’d tell you to fuck right off

Mr. Bingo is an artist and illustrator who lives an independent life without deadlines, meetings, conference calls and people telling him what to do. This guy believes there is a place for humor in the art world, but at the same time he has no interest and no desire to fit into it. 

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Mr. Bingo is one of our highlights at <a href="https://forward-festival.com/online/overview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forward Online Festival on March 11th &#8211; 12th</a>! 
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<img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-21932" src="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_4.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="733" srcset="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_4.jpg 1000w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_4-700x513.jpg 700w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_4-768x563.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" />
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mr_bingstagram/?hl=de" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mr. Bingo</a> was a commercial illustrator for 15 years, working regularly for clients such as The New Yorker, The Guardian, TIME, CH4, The Mighty Boosh &amp; The New York Times. An archive of the thousands of illustrations from this period doesn’t exist online because he got bored once and deleted his entire portfolio website. This guy prefers to turn good ideas into personal projects rather than waste them on companies.
<img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-21931" src="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_3.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="733" srcset="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_3.jpg 1000w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_3-700x513.jpg 700w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_3-768x563.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" />
Mr. Bingo gave up his contract work to focus solely on selling art to his fans via internet. He lives out his days drawing, selling works in his <a href="https://shop.mr.bingo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">online shop</a> or art fairs, and sometimes he get paid to <a href="https://mr.bingo/speaking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">speak</a> about what he does. He always creates whatever strikes his fancy, from arranging a trolling harsh correspondence with strangers via post to making a <a href="https://mr.bingo/trump-cushion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump farting cushion</a>.
<img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-21943" src="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_trump.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="733" srcset="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_trump.jpg 1000w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_trump-700x513.jpg 700w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733_trump-768x563.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" />
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In 2015, he launched a Kickstarter to fund a book about his <a href="https://mr.bingo/hate-mail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hate Mail project</a>. The campaign featured a rap video and a diverse selection of rewards including being trolled, having your washing up done, being told to fuck off on Christmas Day and getting shitfaced on a train.
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<img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-21947" src="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733postvard.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="733" srcset="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733postvard.jpg 1000w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733postvard-700x513.jpg 700w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733postvard-768x563.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /> 
Existing in his own bubble outside of the traditional art world, he draws pictures, puts them on social media, makes prints and objects and sells them. His most recent works include the <a href="https://shop.mr.bingo/products/2021-advent-calendar" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2021 Advent Calendar</a>, with wich you can treat yourself by removing a different humans clothes each day; hand-printed fancy <a href="https://shop.mr.bingo/products/bored-of-wellness-uk-only" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">beermats</a>; collection of <a href="https://shop.mr.bingo/products/anxiety-circle-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">anxiety circles</a> and many more.
<img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-21949" src="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733-advent.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="733" srcset="https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733-advent.jpg 1000w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733-advent-700x513.jpg 700w, https://cms.forward-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1000x733-advent-768x563.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" />
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IF YOU ASKED ME TO DESIGN YOUR WEDDING INVITE I'D TELL YOU TO FUCK RIGHT OFF

MR. BINGO

Mr. Bingo is unpredictable and so is his talk.
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During his talk, Mr. Bingo will share what it meant for him as a creative to leave the commercial world and how happiness has since returned to his life and work. In doing so, he approaches the creative industry from a different perspective. Let him show you how to do it in a non-commercial way.
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Before getting bored and deleting his entire portfolio and website, Mr. Bingo was a commercial illustrator. For years, working for clients such as The Guardian, TIME, CH4, The Mighty Boosh, The New York Times &amp; many more.
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In 2015 he launched a Kickstarter to fund a book about his Hate Mail project and decided to never work for clients ever again and focus on being some sort of artist which he’s done ever since. 
If you are thinking of asking him to do a project, just keep in mind: He might draw your tattoo, but never your wedding invite!
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Mr. Bingo will speak at the Forward Festival Vienna in October. Next to him, you will be able to hear Creatives like <a href="https://forward-festival.com/speaker/loulou-joao" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Loulou João</a>, <a href="https://forward-festival.com/speaker/luis-perez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luis Perez</a>, <a href="https://forward-festival.com/speaker/sofia-crespo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sofia Crespo</a> and many more.

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