Throughout the duration of this day we had a discussion forum on an article called the 'creative review' written by Lawrence Zeegan. Zeegan is also an illustrator and educator teaching courses in advertise design for instance here a couple of images of his work;
This composition he created was for FM magazine called private finance initiative schools, libraries and hospitals!
This is an image he produced for the mail on Sunday in 'You magazine' called 'Anger'!
Zeegan looks at an artist called David Shrigley and argues weather or not his 'fight for nothingness' poster was giving a message or is it just filling a space!
Does Shrigley's work have comment or meaning?
Here is a picture of Shrigley's poster;
Shrigley's poster is exhibited outside his brain activity show at the Hayward Gallery in London!
Zeegan argues this further by looking at 'pick me up magazine in 2012' exploring the gallery of illustrated art and Zeegan thinks that art just looks lovely and doesn't really have any other purpose. Lots of illustrators will argue against this especially those who are starting out as they have so much to give.
Quotes made by Zeegan expressing his views;
'Basically illustrator's don't have a point any more apart from making things just look nice'
'Illustration has withdrawn from the big debates of our society to focus on the chit - chat and tittle - tattle of inner sanctum nothingness.'
Do you agree with this comment?
we then had to get into a group of three and write a letter as if it was going to be sent to Lawrence Zeegan.
This is what we wrote;
Dear Mr Zeegan,
We are writing in response to your interesting article in Creative Review. Many of the points you made regarding the state of illustrators and illustration itself gave us, as illustrators something to chew on.
The reason why we've spent all this time and money to gather the seeds for our careers in this particular industry are because we have passion and we care about the state of design.
We appreciate the smaller obstacles, making art for arts sake as well as conveying a meaning. Sometimes thinking smarter, not harder (as you've mentioned I you're writing 'its all design, doing and design thinking)
is something people forget to do. But its not our fault, don't tar everyone with the same brush. Give th new generation of artists some time to find their footing, time to let the REST of the world know what illustration actually is..... and maybe you'll be in for a nice surprise.
Our work is based not only n our endlessly creative imaginations, but on the imaginations, ideas and opinions of others, your article should be sent out to the masses instead of targeting illustrators as a collective.
We are not the ones who set the bar, we follow by example but we learn from the world. you will know about us, don't worry about that.
Think smarter, not harder!
Emma, Charlie and Kate x
Also in my view I feel illustrations have meaning and emotion and most of all tell stories.
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