Posts Tagged ‘identity’
Humanæ Project: Pantone Skin Tones
As designers we are all too familiar with the Pantone Matching System… the industry standard for classifying colors with an alphanumeric code, allowing for accurate recreation across media. We literally refer to it daily, and many designers can often rattle off Pantone numbers with great excitement and precision (we are guilty as charged). Brazilian-born, Madrid-based…
Read MoreI’m Not Here
Light and shadow are among the fundamentals of photography. Barcelona-based photographer/art director Pol Úbeda Hervàs created this series of photos that puts his own shadow front and center, as the subject of this intriguing work. Hervàs explains that these pieces are about identity: “How can we accept that we are changing? How can we accept…
Read MoreObsolete Media Masterpieces by Nick Gentry
London-based mixed media artist Nick Gentry, like many other creative individuals, creates artwork partly as a means to disseminate some sort of commentary. Gentry’s work is not only visually stunning, but also touches on the evolution of “consumerism, technology, identity and cyberculture in society, with a distinctive focus on obsolete media.” Gentry recycles such outdated…
Read MoreNegative Space Animals
Art director/illustrator George Bokhua, based in the Eurasian state of Georgia, has an affinity for both animals and negative space. This fantastic series marries both in these self-proclaimed masterpieces. Working with negative space is actually more difficult than it may look, but in the hands of Bokhua these marks really shine. Excellent work. Via Behance
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