Vicent Bal- Shadowology
I really like Val's illustrations, which are very interesting. He will treat the object shadow as another thing and display it with a simple illustration.
Peony Yip
I just stumbled over the lovely illustration work of Hong Kong based artist Peony Yip, aka The White Deer. I’m loving all her pencil work, but especially these animal morphing illustrations overlayed on females faces, aiming to explore the relationship between human, animal and nature.（source：https://trendland.com/peony-yip-animal-morphing-illustrations/）
Sunny Days in California, Qu
https://qudraws.myportfolio.com/sunny-days-in-california
I like her color and composition very much. When I checked her website, I learned that her drawing process is to record what she saw during the trip. The pieces were then pieced together to get a complete illustration. In addition, I think her composition makes the interaction of the characters in the picture and the scene they are in making the whole picture full of story.
Vincen Sardon
I think this method of printing with a seal is very useful. Sardon reorganized several seals of five senses to create a new face. This reminds me that when I see people passing by on the street, sometimes my mind will be confused to think that this person I have seen before.
Christy Burdock
Christy, a recent graduate of the Royal College of Art, describes her drawings as reflecting ‘the narrative of the everyday’. She works by immersing herself in micro-societies, observing individuals and the relationships between them, and then layering this observation with metaphor and imagination to create new worlds.
Over a period of six months, beginning on 1 September 2017, Christy has documented and then recreated the world within House of Illustration, capturing its artists, staff and visitors. （source：https://www.kingscross.co.uk/event/christy-burdock-illustrator-residence ）
Gos Powell, Street Photographer
http://www.guspowell.com/lunch-pictures-1
"The first time I went to the Sistine Chapel I thought it was amazing but also ridiculous. The spectacle of these giant wingless muscle men floating high up in the sky was preposterous. . . but then perhaps it isn’t. These wingless putti floating above Fifth Avenue getting a little work done at their own pace, enjoying the view. They are like the stagehands at the end of the opera sequence of Citizen Kane. Perched high above the pedestrian theater they call it like they see it."（source：http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2009/09/gus-powell-what-was-he-thinking.html）
Powell's images are often dramatic but actually happen in society. I like his color scheme very much, it gives me a movie feel. For example, in the first picture, except for the old lady who is wearing a bright white dress in the center of the picture, everyone around her keeps a certain distance from her and matches the blue background. I think this is the charm of street photographers, they explore and magnify the beauty and misfortune in life.
Observational Drawing by Inma Serrano
https://www.flickr.com/photos/inmaserranito/page4/
I really like the ease that this painting gives my musicians. The artist did not paint realistically what she saw but characterised the characters. The brushstrokes and styles she uses make the picture consistent, especially in the case of multiple people, this jazz band looks like a whole. I am also trying to explore my own style, and I find that I often lose the balance of the size of the characters when I draw some people's pictures.
Museum Tour
I went to an art exhibition called Summon to show the works of the artists on the theme of fighting the epidemic. I especially like these two works. The first artist drew portraits of hundreds of people but did not outline their facial features. I think this is probably the case for unknown heroes. Everyone in the community does their part. And those gray squares I guess are those who sacrificed to protect others. This work conveyed to me a huge cohesion of humanity.
I also like this one very much. I noticed that he will use the black and white at the two ends of the background as a very large proportion. This may herald the unknown fear and confusion at the beginning that gives people an illusion of endlessness, and after everything is controlled, we have a promising future. The white medical staff and the black background form a sharp contrast. The direction of the finger of the head of the team guides the audience to look at the white area, giving a positive atmosphere.
Kumi Yamashita
Kumi Yamashita is a contemporary artist who uses light and shadow in her installations. She was born in Japan and studied in America as a high school exchange student. Both of her parents engaged in art and they influenced Yamashita lot on the way she became an artist. In the summer of 2018, her exhibition was held in Shanghai and I attended. The entire venue was set in a dark setting. For each art work, there was only one single light beam from a particular direction. When I came in, I saw a girl sitting on a piece of sculpture. As I looked closer, I realized that the girl sitting was actually a shadow. Light illuminates from below to form a shadow in the shape of a girl which is projected onto the wall. I was curious about how to achieve this effect. I crouched down and noticed that the sculpture from beneath is an irregular shape. The girl projected onto the wall was holding her keens and looked as through she was sitting on the slab. She seems to be thinking or worrying about something and the darkness exudes a feeling of peace and loneliness. The girl as the shadow is the focus the installation. It might be a representation of Yamashita’s internal world which is secretive. Perhaps she is the girl and she is representing herself. Without light, it is just a piece of sculpture and nobody will discover the ‘girl'.’The main idea that Yamashita would like to convey to the audience is what you see with your own eyes is not always true.
Her other work is based on colored pads, which at first glance look like a pile of construction papers neatly separated by blank white panels. But if you get closer, you may notice the actual face.
Life's a Beach, Martin Parr
https://www.martinparr.com/recent-work-4/
"YOU CAN READ A LOT ABOUT A COUNTRY BY LOOKING AT ITS BEACHES: ACROSS CULTURES, THE BEACH IS THAT RARE PUBLIC SPACE IN WHICH ALL ABSURDITIES AND QUIRKY NATIONAL BEHAVIOURS CAN BE FOUND."
MARTIN PARR
According to Martin Parr the beach is a “constantly changing theatre”. Depending on each country the protagonists wear more clothes or less clothes; have different habits and rituals. (source from: https://artofcreativephotography.com/photography-book-reviews/martin-parr-lifes-a-beach/)
Parr's photography is full of intimate observations of modern life, showing a very real side. I really like his beach collection. The angle he took makes the photo look very compositional and consistent. As he said, the people on the beach are absurd and real. Parr sees the beach as a continuously changing theater. Through his travels around the world, he also discovered that people's relaxation on the beach can be seen in some cultures of the country.
Sophie Lecuyer
LIU TAO，Street Photographer
Liu Tao's work consists in discovering some witty coincidences in life. However, his photos are very grounded and the images are not processed very beautifully. It really looks like he captured a certain moment with his mobile phone on the street.