Technology is continuously challenging the role of books. In the past, books were once cherished and you would have to be successful to own them. Now - in today's society - books are worthless. Now they are widely deemed as an inconvenience, we have Apps and devices that can immediately give us anything we want with a click. We're losing the ideology that the feel and smell of a book is also part of the experience when entering an author's mind. I want to express that we, as a society, don't appreciate things that were once so great. We are all about convenience. Religion is now thought as an inconvenience, even though most of the messages portrayed revolved around peace and equality. I want to illustrate the meaning of certain books in my own way along with creating alternative outcomes that I can call my own. I want to contradict fantasy with real life. We revel in fantasy yet we don't take the time to create a world that we wish for. Why?
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| My interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings - a quote that can relate to today. |
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| People are going to be amazed that books don't need a power source. |
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| Lord of the Rings quote. |
Tom Phillips
Phillips creates his art from pages in books. He creates different stories and messages from the text along with creating art accordingly around it.
Lisa Kokin
Similar to Tom Phillips, Kokin creates art in books using techniques like collage, texts and drawings. Her art has a nostalgic effect and it seems somewhat personal like a diary. She also does 3D work which is just as effective. It's fragile yet full of meanings.
Brian Dettmer
Brian Dettmer sculpts art into books. His work is beautifully detailed and crafted to perfection. He literally creates a visual image of the story behind the book. Although this isn't something I would ever consider, I want to try this technique out.
Jennifer Khoshbin
Jennifer Khoshbin also works into books. Although it is not as intricate as Dettmer's work, her messages are a lot clearer.
Jessie Chorley
Jessica Chorley is textiles based. Although she works with books, she uses fabrics and stitching techniques which contrasts to the previous artists I have related to. I am not ruling out textiles when thinking of how I am going to continue my work. There are aspects of her designs that I can relate to. It reminds is similar to the illustrative designs of Khoshbin and Kokin yet with fabric instead of paper.
Dam Yeong Yoo-Hartlaub
Dam Yeong creates art from paper cut-outs. The simplicity of his work complements the detail of the things he creates. He makes scenes and brings them to life using shadows or manipulating the narrative behind the cut-outs by drawing something in pen on the surface they are on.
Aoyama Hina
Aoyama Hina is another artist who specialises in paper art. The designs are so fragile, petite and details it amazes me how she creates them perfectly. This influences me a lot.
Justin Bartlett
I like Bartlett's work a lot. A great deal of my favourite illustrators work with just monochrome such as Chris Riddell in Paul Stewart's The Edge Chronicles, David Day when illustrating Tolkien's work and Brett Helquist's illustrations in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. I will want to be creating some work like this during my development
Elwood H.Smith
H.Smith does little illustrations ideally for children's books. His style of drawing can influence me when I am altering certain novels.
Frank Stockton
Frank Stockton is an illustrator who captures situations that people can relate to. He creates emotion and his work has a huge narrative behind it.
Similar to Tom Phillips, Kokin creates art in books using techniques like collage, texts and drawings. Her art has a nostalgic effect and it seems somewhat personal like a diary. She also does 3D work which is just as effective. It's fragile yet full of meanings.
Brian Dettmer
Brian Dettmer sculpts art into books. His work is beautifully detailed and crafted to perfection. He literally creates a visual image of the story behind the book. Although this isn't something I would ever consider, I want to try this technique out.
Jennifer Khoshbin
Jennifer Khoshbin also works into books. Although it is not as intricate as Dettmer's work, her messages are a lot clearer.
Jessie Chorley
Jessica Chorley is textiles based. Although she works with books, she uses fabrics and stitching techniques which contrasts to the previous artists I have related to. I am not ruling out textiles when thinking of how I am going to continue my work. There are aspects of her designs that I can relate to. It reminds is similar to the illustrative designs of Khoshbin and Kokin yet with fabric instead of paper.
Dam Yeong Yoo-Hartlaub
Dam Yeong creates art from paper cut-outs. The simplicity of his work complements the detail of the things he creates. He makes scenes and brings them to life using shadows or manipulating the narrative behind the cut-outs by drawing something in pen on the surface they are on.
Aoyama Hina
Aoyama Hina is another artist who specialises in paper art. The designs are so fragile, petite and details it amazes me how she creates them perfectly. This influences me a lot.
Justin Bartlett
I like Bartlett's work a lot. A great deal of my favourite illustrators work with just monochrome such as Chris Riddell in Paul Stewart's The Edge Chronicles, David Day when illustrating Tolkien's work and Brett Helquist's illustrations in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. I will want to be creating some work like this during my development
Elwood H.Smith
H.Smith does little illustrations ideally for children's books. His style of drawing can influence me when I am altering certain novels.
Frank Stockton
Frank Stockton is an illustrator who captures situations that people can relate to. He creates emotion and his work has a huge narrative behind it.
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