Challenge:
Create portrait of imaginary character, dreamed up as a running private joke between my cousin and I, as a personal birthday present.
Solution:
Taking an outset in 18-19th century natural history illustrations of flowers and animals, I created a series of prints of “animal personalities”, emulating classical scientific style with accurate colour drawings and Latin descriptions of the portrayed subject, and gave it a subversive twist.
Skills and Tools:
Photoshop
A sense of humour
Personal project:
The Animal Personality Series
2018
Character description on the graphic:
The Gull
A surly animal with rebellious tendencies. The Gull is a well know kleptomaniac, unparalleled undercover agent and master of disguise. It has developed it’s own secret language: “Bab bab”, and if you are particularly lucky, you can catch a glimpse of it performing secret missions around Europe.