Shop fronts

http://louiselockhart.co.uk/Up-My-Street
http://www.theprintedpeanut.co.uk
Louise Lockhart
using spot lithography to create these fantastic pictures of the shops that are quickly disappearing from British high streets. Its a concertina work that opens up to 139cm, double sided with shop fronts on one side and the inside with a wonderful short poem on the other.

 I found her work and love the shop front theme. When I was at home in devon, I had a spare morning and thought, I walk into town everyday but do I really look? So I took my sketchbook and every so often drew a shop front from one end of the high street to the other.

Using a watercolour wash first and detail in coloured pencil.

My sketchbook.

Another shop front I was drawn to was featured on Klarast Persson's book, ORDEN VAR ÄR NI?

front cover

a double page spread. The greys and greens work well in contest to each other.I find that the typography pops out and is used to construct the composition just as well as shapes and colours.

http://klarast.com/filter/graphic-design/ORDEN-VAR-AR-NI

http://klarast.com

You Byun

http://youbyun.com
https://instagram.com/youbyun/
She’s been in Korea, Japan and is currently in Usa.
There are some black and white sketches from an  animal home, using what appears to be a brush pen for the detail and shadows.

"In 2008, when I was still in school, I had this project with Location Drawing Class (professor Carol Fabricatore), which I had to come up with a location I’d like to explore and be there and draw it for a whole semester, and make a book. We were not allowed to draw it from pictures. “...”I came up with an idea of drawing an animal shelter, simply because I love animals like most of people do. I got a recommendation letter from Carol, and contacted ASPCA which is still located in Upper East Side of Manhattan. People in the shelter were nice, and they let me draw whatever I want for every wednesday.”

An ink wash of a characterful girl who seems to appear in many of her works with her little bob haircut. Here the bright wash are loosely encapsulated by expressive lines.

A digital and traditional picture of moons and dreams.

About her book, Dream Friends - 

http://picturebookbuilders.com/2015/02/interview-with-you-byun-and-book-giveaway/

Karin Eklund

http://karineklund.com
Her use of pencil and wash bring the simple shapes to life.
She has published several books and posters of orchestras and yoga.
I am drawn to the gestural postures of the characters and the detail added in texturised pencil.

Raoul Dufy

Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953) was a painter and print maker associated with the Fauvist movement, and is best-known for depicting recreational scenes, such as horse races and regattas. After taking evening classes at the École des Beaux-Arts, he began his studies at the studio of Léon Bonnatat the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1900. Dufy first encountered Fauvism at the Salon des Indépendants in 1905 - (http://www.artnet.com/artists/raoul-dufy/biography)



I was visiting the Zurich Kunsthaus and in the shop I leafed through one of the books who featured Dufy.
His loose lines and bold colours (fauvist) attracted me. The lost sense of perspective also appealed to me. 

Dystopia

From Wiki page -  "is an imaginary community or society that is undesirable or frightening, It is literally translated as "not-good place", an antonym of utopia." 

One of the most recent  dystopian worlds in literature/ films is The Hunger Games  and  Divergent, where the system created by higher ups is being brought down by the people hard done by. These two are centred around a violent protest and war... other dystopian themed media isn't centred around it but includes violence.

The main character Katniss, against a fence that segregates the different districts. To cross the fence means to face death or a life of hiding.

Other themes include the distraction of nature and excessive pollution, causing people to move to extremes in living standards.

Still from the dilm The Fifth Element, showing high rising buildings, a thick smog layer and dirt.

Flying cars 

The Fifth Element Mostly set in the 23rd century, the film's central plot involves the survival of planet Earth and the collection of powerful stones which restores the planets safety. 
 Jean Giraud drew the comic book ....

The flying cars and scenes were inspired by the comic The Circles Of Power, volume fifteen in the French comic book science fiction series Valérian and Laureline created by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières. 

"This album was a major influence on the 1997 Luc Besson film The Fifth Element. Jean-Claude Mézières was contracted in 1991 to provide concept art for the film. He produced concepts for the futuristic New York, with its flying cars, as well as the Fhloston Paradise space-liner". -  Link

I've recently watched a few anime films, and really appreciate the animation and skill behind that. The cinematography is completely different from the western films, such as those by disney. They show speed, drama and chase scenes with imaginative perspectives. 

Ghost in The Shell is based in a city, where the 'ghost' is the soul remnants and the body has been remade and rebuilt when damaged, resulting in a body nearly entirely made out of cyborg material. I watched the movie an can see inspiration material for The Matrix. The thought that the soul and body are separate, and questioning if computes can think... are they considered human if they can have free will? 

A scene where the body is being built with armour.

A view of the city behind the 'puppet master'.

A scene depicting the main character looking over the city.

Akira 

"1988 Japanese epic animated science fiction thriller film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. It was written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto and based on Otomo's manga of the same name, focusing mainly on the first half of the story. The film depicts a dystopian version of Tokyo in the year 2019, with cyberpunk tones." - Link 

I thought the scenes in this were amazing, and the motorbike chase scenes especially, depicting the speed of them. There was a use of light trails, weaving throughout the city. 

PEDRO RIBEIRO VERGANI

http://vergani.co.uk

her Cv...
Beautiful soft, pastel like images that are digitally painted. Her use of lighting is dynamic and strong.

Can be related back to my bike project. The bottom and top are dark, leaving the centre illuminated and the bike silhouetted. 

soft colours at sunset. The rectangles and geometric shapes are minimal but can be recognised as cars, people and buildings.

Illuminated shop front, harsh lighting of artificial light and bright neon colours that light up dark streets.

One of my own images of the Chinese takeaway. They have flashing christmas lights and red neon. 

Lauren albert

http://plslala.com
http://plslala.storenvy.com

Lauren albert

brooklyn, ny
01/08/1986
artiste 
textile designer

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