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I chose these two images because of their theme colors and similar use of design elements. The rooster image is a print by Mark Bender on page 452 of The Sociey of Illustrators 49th Annual of American Illustration. This is a poster for a local restaurant.
















The "cat" image is a poster from an artist that designed one of the t-shirts that I looked at when I was doing my research for inspiration for Project 2.





Both artists use the complimentary colors of orange and blue and bold lines and curves to emphasize and bring vibrancy to their work.

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The Surrealist style appeals to me.

These are two paintings by Rene Magritte (1898-1967), one of the most famous Surrealist painters. Magritte's paintings challenge what we take for granted in the world. He played with ideas we associate with real objects and images of them and loved to mess with our expectations.




















The image above is titled "Blanc Seing" which is literally translated "Blank Signature" having the connotations of a blank check that you sign and do with as you will. It is in a private collection.
















The image above is titled "Lost Jockey" and was was a critical milestone in his entry into Surrealism. It was not well received, and the poor reviews he received were the main reason that he left Brussels in the late 1920's, and moved to Paris. While in Paris, he became involved with other surrealistic artists.

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I find images that remind me of events in my life or intrigue me are often photographs. One of my favorite photographers is Jerry Uelsmann. The creative photography techniques he introduced in the late 1950's with multiple layered negatives using masks and filters, revolutionized our ideas of what photography is. His works portray imagination, vision, and creativity that resonate with me.

These first two images make me think of my roots and family tree. The roots under the house catch my attention and the flow of their line draw me to the house. The neutral background keeps me focused there.






When I first see the second image, I see the tree and all the tonal variations of the figures in it's roots and shadows in the rocks keep me looking and interested.








I respond to the third image with a kind of awe and wonder for creation and life. The central flow of the bright star/sun through the open black abyss of the rock and down to the bubbly figure is riveting.


I encourage you to check out some of his photo collection books: Photo Synthesis, Yosemite, and Approaching the Shadow. These images were scanned from Photo Synthesis.

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I am posting two illustrations from The Society of Illustrators 49th Annual of American Illustration.
These are two prints by Craig Frazier. He made them for an advertising campaign that expressed the capabilities of the company as being extremely innovative and creative in meeting the needs of the client.


I really like the clean unsaturated colors and simplicity of the images and concepts.
The print of the man at the seashore is found on page 274.

The print of the man with the bird is found on page 275.