In this post I have been looking at various different styles of Asian art to see what can be learnt from them in both style and techniques.
Migy
The first of out of this collection of research is from an artist that I can only name as "Migy". This piece was designed for Ajinomoto which is a massive food corporation which was founded over 100 years ago. I love the simplicity of the art work and colour pallet. The illustrations have a distinct hand marked style to them which reminds me of the way many Asian calligraphy styles are like, (meaning they have a hand drawn imperfection look to them. Its a style which I find difficult to master because with my illustrations, I try to keep full control over the media, instead of the media controlling the style ( if that makes sense).
This idea of a mixture of illustrations could work perfectly for my event, I could try to create many different illustrations of the many cultures that Asia has and bring them together in one place (or one illustration) which communicates the exact message that the event is about. The style could also work for an event map as well!
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| Another aspect to draw from this work is a potential sponsor that could be well suited for my event (Ajinomoto)which would be part of the people I would pitch this idea to. |
Indonesian Art
These next pieces of art are from Indonesian origin. The term "am batik" was found which translates into "cloth with tiny dots'. The images are made up using lines of dots an coloured with colourful dyes.
As a style, I find them to complicating for a way forward (not to mention a time consuming) but I see how they share a similar resemblance to some of the Indian paintings that I sketched out in my book. They seem to share a distinct 2D look to them and when I think about it, you can find this look within Japanese woodblock prints as well.
What's clear to me that whatever style I choose for my event, needs to be simple and a focus of a two dimensional look but I still won't rule out more original approaches.
Katsushika Hokusai
Plum Blossom & The Moon
www.katsushikahokusai.org
Hokusai is a well known artist who created many famous paintings an print works in his day. This particular piece caught my attention for yet again it's simplicity. It seems to becoming a common style theme in this project, a two dimensional approach however, I like how there is a kind of three dimensional look to the moon, it almost looks like a combination of the two (2D/3D).
This takes me back to Ekios New york piece which I love. It's this combination of 2D and 3D that interests me the most, it's also giving me ideas for a simple video.
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