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Joshua Davis
Wow! That is the word all designers should be looking for when displaying their work to their audience. The level of detail in Joshua's work is so immense that you could spend a good while looking at these illustrations of his and still have a few shapes and objects leftover to find. It's like a really abstract version of "Where's Wally?", but you're looking for everything rather than just one thing.
The thing about abstract art is that there is generally no specific meaning, but rather whatever meaning we happen to interpret. Basically it can mean anything and Joshua is no exception to this as he has even said himself, which I actually really like because sometimes it can be a tedious process figuring out the meaning behind the art when all you want to do is simply look and feel. All though, trying to find out what a piece of art means can be the entire fun of it depending on what kind of art it is.
Anyways, the floral patterns and obvious resemblance of plants along with the entire illustration growing outwards makes me feel this sense of life, and expanding from life. It sounds kinda cliche and cheesy and all that other stuff beginning with the letter 'C', but it's what I make of it when I take a look at this illustration.
The thing about abstract art is that there is generally no specific meaning, but rather whatever meaning we happen to interpret. Basically it can mean anything and Joshua is no exception to this as he has even said himself, which I actually really like because sometimes it can be a tedious process figuring out the meaning behind the art when all you want to do is simply look and feel. All though, trying to find out what a piece of art means can be the entire fun of it depending on what kind of art it is.
Anyways, the floral patterns and obvious resemblance of plants along with the entire illustration growing outwards makes me feel this sense of life, and expanding from life. It sounds kinda cliche and cheesy and all that other stuff beginning with the letter 'C', but it's what I make of it when I take a look at this illustration.
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Wesley Burt
The most power tool at his/her (artists REALLY should state their gender somewhere so I can avoid either looking like a prat or having to type all the possible alternatives involving gender ><) is the pencil. There is little information to be found on this artist that could help bulk up this piece of annotation, but luckily I adore his/her (see?) work so much that I can't help but ramble on about how amazing it is!
The mere fact that these are pencil drawings get me hooked on them instantly. I just love that sketchy 'look' that usually comes along with them. The above piece really caught my eye though simply because it's a collage and collages tend to have quite a few elements and meanings to inspect upon. In this particular collage though I think the hooded girl is the main subject, due to the contrast of black & white, and the rest could be something within her mind such as her thoughts, her dreams, hopes, aspirations, ambitions, and so on.
The mere fact that these are pencil drawings get me hooked on them instantly. I just love that sketchy 'look' that usually comes along with them. The above piece really caught my eye though simply because it's a collage and collages tend to have quite a few elements and meanings to inspect upon. In this particular collage though I think the hooded girl is the main subject, due to the contrast of black & white, and the rest could be something within her mind such as her thoughts, her dreams, hopes, aspirations, ambitions, and so on.
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Raphael Vicenzi
Raphael has something very special to me in his work that, upon seeing, makes my eyes light up and begin pleasantly foam at the mouth (but not really). It's watercolours of course! There's just something about this style of art that captivates me every single time I lay my eyes on. The textured look they give, the variation of colours, the combination of various elements they are often melded with, and the free form they allow an artist to have with them that prevents any restrictions one might get. Now enough with the exaggerating, it's time for some analysis!
Raphaels work is often in the form of a collage which sometimes loosely resembles the human form. The typography in his work usually states a phrase of some sorts that gives off a negative vibe such as "Abandon All Hopes", "Gloom", and "Darkness is the absence of light". There are more but I can't seem to decipher them. All of this about darkness and gloom makes me initially think that his work is meant to be depressing and sad, but some of the images seem to contrast with this logic like the one seen above.
You have this text saying "Abandon All Hopes" and then this bird flying freely, covered in somewhat bright colours along with a few stars here and there. All of this doesn't seem to add up to the phrase because for me a bird represents freedom and hope because of how it can fly wherever it wants to go without restrictions (kinda). Perhaps the colours are blocking the bird in? Or maybe the imagery is trying to say not to listen to these horrible words and to break free from all this negativity by showing how even the bird is still able to fly with this knowledge.
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