URBAN! (TAKE IT TO THE STREETS)

More on my favourite 'Urban' street art.

Use of bright energetic colours.

Waking up the city!

Youthful expression garnered from city streets

and disused public works provides ample

inspiration for graphic prints. Iconic tags,

geometric shapes and bold scale imagery

combine for allover patterns. Use airbrushing techniques

to soften edges and blend a variety of bright hues.

NAIVETY : SURF'S UP!!!!

Surf's Up comes into the topic of 'Naivety'.

This time focusing more on the 1950's beach

scenery and silouettes!

'Naivety' is one of the most playful

topics I can think of. Anything goes!

Surfing on the Hawaiian Islands coupled with

the Aloha spirit creates a reminiscent summer style.

Bold graphics employ silhouetted surfers

and stylized color palettes for an ambient effect.

Adding floral garlands and palm trees for an exotic 1950s finish.

NAIVETY : AIR FLIGHT

In my younger days I was so naive. I absolutely love the 'Naivety' topic

and will look more into this.

Retro advertising and airline corporate identities

recall the glamorous days of air travel.

From prim uniforms to branded luggage,

living the high life was an aspirational and luxurious

pursuit. Blend kitsch imagery like airplanes,

blocky fonts and graphic motifs to reinvent the

iconic Pan Am world.

LIGHT

I think it's great how you can create art from using light.
The designs featured concentrate on shape and symmetry.

STUDDED GYPSY

Bohemian characters revel in the freedom

of natural fibers and mismatched prints.

Metallic aspects toughen hippie styles, adding a

rock edge to nonchalant patterns.

Studs, chains and leather textures mix

with feathers and ethnic prints for a tough attitude.

Clothing with studs and rhinestones is very popular

right now. It's funny how fashion repeats itself and

how the gypsy culture is still popular!

Tatoos are also still a big thing which intertwined

with the gypsy culture. I'll be looking into this soon!

THE SWINGING 60'S (The Young Leaders Of Fashion)

Talent was a prerequisite to success in the 1960s.

For the first time ever in any fashion era,

the young became the leaders of fashion.

Shorter hemlines and an anything-goes attitude

allowed women to step forward in bold

hues and body-skimming outfits.

Abstract patterns based on nature or ethnic

motifs form the basis for prints that allude

to the exuberant attitude of the time.

I thing the bright neons are funky!
These colours are now back in fashion 50 years later.

FORGOTTEN LETTERS

Old correspondence and notes etched in ink reveal cryptic

messages and confessions in a highly decorative fashion.

Handwritten words are mixed with delicate

nature studies and faded paper to give the impression

of precious diaries that that have been

rediscovered after the writer has died.

Reminds me of someone I once knew..