Some curious findings from Shenzhen, posters, signs, sculptures and just weird objects I’ve met on my way.
Also this stuff directly at it’s Flickr set.
Findings from previous trips: China (July-October 2009), China (October 2008), London (july 2008), London (March 2008),
Back from winter holidays I start sharing with you recent findings, inspiring goodies.
British artist Fiona Hewitt is inspired by all things Chinese. And her recent illustrations express this affection, stylistically based on Chinese advertisements and packaging of the beginning of 20th century.
Watch this elaborate Chinese animation, made in traditional ink landscape painting style. Beautiful and calming.
Taiwanese illustrator Inca Pan works in mixed media and watercolor to create magical surreal collage illustration. I can not completely apprehend how and why, but his images attract me greatly.
I have this picture right above my desktop. Super-funny-cool-crazy-sad-inspirational-funny-boombalicious.
(I though I’d just created a word. “boombalicious”. But Google proved I’m wrong with 471 results with this word. Come on!)
Another exhibition from ICOGRADA Beijing was about sitting in public places. I must say that most of exhibits are not just curious and good looking but pretty comfortable which I checked personally.
{“Shadow Play is Fun!” illustration by Qian Qian.}
Recently I stumbled upon an interesting article about new graphic design in China. It’s an interview with Javin Mo, of the HK-based Milkxhake design collective. Actually, it’s been posted at Ping Mag more then a year ago but still up to date.
In Hong Kong, we started our graphic design history only in the 1970s. In mainland China, it’s been like ten to fifteen years maximum. And in the last seven years, I’ve seen a lot of interesting projects online by these 20-something people. I can see the freedom in spaces like Shanghai or Beijing, because contemporary art is super crazy there. These two art scenes are providing a really good atmosphere for graphic design. The kids can find magazines for their illustrations and open-minded clients for collaboration, especially when it comes to art- and culture-related product design. That’s quite different from Hong Kong where it’s pretty commercial: our art space is not as big as China’s right now. That’s why not many designers can just do art- and cultural-related things and survive…
Read the rest of the article here.
Sleeping monkeys by Scotish artist Kirsty Whiten is something I could not just pass by. So peaceful, beautiful and weird.
Found at Human Resources.
I feel like I had to start with this general post about ICOGRADA event in Beijing.
The last week of October ICOGRADA and Chinese authorities organized international design congress. It was a huge event that attracted designers from all over the world. The big kick to promote China and Beijing in the world and design in China. There were many intersting exhebitions, lectures by prominent international and Chinese designers, workshops, performances and so on.
The main venue of the event was CAFA (China Academy of Fina Arts). This beautiful building is the new CAFA Art Museum, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki.
And this is the logotype of the event, stylized Chinese character “XIN”…
And further I’m going to write what it’s all about…
