A brisk walk to North Greenwich station and a quick rummage through the local supermarket for something to eat produced a packet of the most delicious looking sushi and a bag of heavenly toasted organic almonds...not your typical thing to peck on but delicious nevertheless.
Lucky for you I took a few pictures before it disappeared down my Oesophagus.
This is an oil painting titled Andalucia. It's my first painting in oil, painted just a few weeks after my Chopin in Acrylic. Although it was very unusual experience using oil, especially for someone who has only ever played with poster paints and acrylic at school. I must admit I really enjoyed the slow drying process, aside from the fact every time I tried to lift it, and no matter how carefully I did so, my fingers would smudge a bit of the sky or some other part of the painting. It has taken around 2 months for this to dry completely, and it is only now I realise that it was because I used the paint straight from the tube and didn't thin it out. I don't mind anyway I prefer the thick texture, it adds drama when it catches the light, I prefer it this way. I hope you concur.
I was asked to produce an invitation poster based on the subject "Typographic Cities". As it was part of our typography module (1st year) I had decided to concoct a city of typography in an interesting and un-poster like style. Not every poster should be obvious, attention-grabbing, to-the-point and simple, I wanted to do the opposite, something delicate, detailed and intriguing, and more engaging to the audience. That may look like one thing at the first glance, but something completely different at the second. And so I leave this image for you wonderful people to work out. It is aimed at engaging people and for people who love crosswords or mind-games of that sort.
As a hint, you can try looking for the title "Typographic Cities" and search the streets for something interesting.
Labels: Graphic Information Design
So a few summers ago during the Israeli massacre of Lebanon I became interested in Lebanon and having done research I realised how all religions lived so peacefully together, especially Christians and Muslims, and that really inspired me. Being a Muslim (Sufi) myself, I loved how the two religions were so close and in love. It really goes well with my Sufi thinking, and so therefore, I wanted to design something as interesting as the unity pendant above, this is still an ongoing project.
