Blondey McCoy

Thomas Eblen (born 1997),[1][2] better known as Blondey McCoy, is an English artist and model. Father to son Eblen Thomas Joseph Hage

Blondey McCoy
Born1997 (age 23–24)
NationalityBritish
Alma materWestminster School

Early life

McCoy was born to a British mother and Lebanese father, and was educated at Rokeby Preparatory School in Kingston Upon Thames, and later Westminster School in central London.[1]

Art

McCoy works in several genres and mediums, including collage, installation art and murals.[3]

Sculpture

In May of 2019 Blondey debuted 'The Loved One', a hyperrealistic sculpture depicting Plato from Rebel Without A Cause floating against a T that is reminiscent of the Hollywood Sign. McCoy said "it is inspired by the notion that heroes of pop culture, real or fictional, can live on in the minds of future generations, transcending the limited realm of mortality'.[4]

Collage

McCoy repeats the theme of home and London throughout many of his works, referencing emotional and physical relationships he has with the city . In 2017 for his fifth exhibition Us and Chem, McCoy collaborated with OBE Damien Hirst on Beautiful, Chemically Imbalanced Painting, in which Hirst created a new spin painting for the occasion to be the background of one of McCoy's collages.

Murals

The fashion house Burberry commissioned McCoy to produce a 12-foot mural in London. Commissioned in conjunction with the 2017 exhibition 'Here We Are', the artist created a partly 3D piece with oversized objects, including a 2.5 by 3.5 meter Burberry scarf.[5]The project continued to New York with 3 murals installed for the Christmas season and inspired by The Pogue's 'A Fairy Tale in New York'. [6]

Books

McCoy's first book 'Us and Chem', from British publishing house Heni, came out in 2018.[7] His second book 'Stella Populis: Pop Will Eat Itself' was published in June of 2019 by IDEA Books.[8]

Clothing Line

Since 2015, McCoy has been the creative director of Thames, a fashion brand that takes influence from skate boarding and British culture.[9]

Modelling

McCoy has modelled for Burberry, Valentino, Palace and Adidas.[10] McCoy has a long relationship with photographer Alasdair McLellan that has culminated in a book of their model/photographer relationship titled 'Blondey 15-21' published June 2019. [11]

References
  1. "Blondey McCoy Gets Real About Sex, Drugs, and Clout in Interview". Highsnobiety. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  2. "Blondey McCoy". Blondey. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  3. Reardon, Ben (2017-07-24). "Blondey McCoy: The Boy With The Thorn In His Side". i-D. i-D. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. Hutton, Belle. "See Blondey McCoy's New Work". Another Man. anotherman.com.
  5. Elwick-Bates, Emma. "Skater Boy Blondey McCoy is London Fashion Week's Breakout Star". Vogue.com. Vogue. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  6. Nodell, Andrew (2017-11-16). "Burberry Taps Artist Blondey McCoy for NYC Holiday Murals". WWD.
  7. "The skateboarder and model tackling mental health in his art". BBC Arts. BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. McCoy, Blondey (2019). STELLA POPULIS. UK: IDEA BOOKS.
  9. Estiler, Keith. "An Exclusive First Look at Blondey McCoy's Independent Apparel Collection". Hypebeast.
  10. Tudela, Alex (2017-05-04). "Refresh Your Wardrobe with Thames London, Custom Suiting and Stylish Activewear". The New York Times. The New York Times.
  11. Adler, Dan. "Alasdair McLellan's Book of Blondey McCoy's Life". VanityFair.com. Vanity Fair. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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