CONTENT
The graphic designer that created this work is Oscar Wilson. And this piece s called Gil Scott-Heron, The last holiday A memoir which is a picture of a man that is made out of different words and phrases.
Oscar Wilson was founded in London and specialises in image creation and hand crafted typography. Most of his creations have a meaning towards them because of the words that are written in the image. He may be trying to portray a message to the target audience.
This piece is a Typography and photography piece because he took a photograph of the man and used hand-made typography to fill in all the shapes of the mans face. He's used different shades of brown and black so the features stand out more.
This work is an illustration that has been made for Gil Scott-Heron book cover.
MEANING
Click here for Oscar Wilson's website. This link goes directly to Oscar Wilson's own website of his work which he called 'Studio Oscar.' This contains all of his typography that he has made. It also shows development of the different typography he has created and the names of them. I have also looked at another website that had a lot of Oscar Wilson's work on it. Other website
Portrait and illustration art/Typography because he uses a normal picture of a man and uses hand made typography to finish it off.
I think the work is mainly about a person because it was created for a book cover which is called Gill Scott-Heron: The last holiday, a memoir which is a book about dreams. At the back of the book it says "Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream, Stevie Wonder had a dream, This is a book about dreams". I think the work shows a person that may be related to dreams. Maybe an inspiration idol from the past.
The words that Oscar Wilson uses in the image are "Revolution, New York, We almost lost detroit, Dream, The government you have elected is so inoperative" which i think shows a deeper meaning behind the work which relates to past events that have happened.
AESTHETIC
To create this hand made typography the materials Oscar Wilson used a camera to take a picture of the man or if not he got the image off of the internet. For the hand made typography he used pencil to do a rough sketch, black pen to go over the final outline and colours to get the different shades of brown and black. And to finish it off he used illustrator or photoshop to refine the edges and colours of the typography.
It was made by drawing it out and then refining it in illustrator or/and photoshop. The skills he used were mostly hand made skills so drawing the words in the right position and the right size so all the words and sayings can fit in the image easily.
It's quite small because it was created for a book cover but it is big enough for people to see clearly what the image is and the words that are written inside of it.
It looks like he is trying to use the same colours but different shades so you can still see the image clearly but is also shows that he knows what he was doing because it turned out well. Another key element is the size of the words. He has used different sizes for the different words and phrases used so they all fit in nicely in the image.
PERSONAL RESPONSE
The graphic designer that created this work is Oscar Wilson. And this piece s called Gil Scott-Heron, The last holiday A memoir which is a picture of a man that is made out of different words and phrases.
Oscar Wilson was founded in London and specialises in image creation and hand crafted typography. Most of his creations have a meaning towards them because of the words that are written in the image. He may be trying to portray a message to the target audience.
This piece is a Typography and photography piece because he took a photograph of the man and used hand-made typography to fill in all the shapes of the mans face. He's used different shades of brown and black so the features stand out more.
This work is an illustration that has been made for Gil Scott-Heron book cover.
MEANING
Click here for Oscar Wilson's website. This link goes directly to Oscar Wilson's own website of his work which he called 'Studio Oscar.' This contains all of his typography that he has made. It also shows development of the different typography he has created and the names of them. I have also looked at another website that had a lot of Oscar Wilson's work on it. Other website
Portrait and illustration art/Typography because he uses a normal picture of a man and uses hand made typography to finish it off.
I think the work is mainly about a person because it was created for a book cover which is called Gill Scott-Heron: The last holiday, a memoir which is a book about dreams. At the back of the book it says "Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream, Stevie Wonder had a dream, This is a book about dreams". I think the work shows a person that may be related to dreams. Maybe an inspiration idol from the past.
The words that Oscar Wilson uses in the image are "Revolution, New York, We almost lost detroit, Dream, The government you have elected is so inoperative" which i think shows a deeper meaning behind the work which relates to past events that have happened.
AESTHETIC
To create this hand made typography the materials Oscar Wilson used a camera to take a picture of the man or if not he got the image off of the internet. For the hand made typography he used pencil to do a rough sketch, black pen to go over the final outline and colours to get the different shades of brown and black. And to finish it off he used illustrator or photoshop to refine the edges and colours of the typography.
It was made by drawing it out and then refining it in illustrator or/and photoshop. The skills he used were mostly hand made skills so drawing the words in the right position and the right size so all the words and sayings can fit in the image easily.
It's quite small because it was created for a book cover but it is big enough for people to see clearly what the image is and the words that are written inside of it.
It looks like he is trying to use the same colours but different shades so you can still see the image clearly but is also shows that he knows what he was doing because it turned out well. Another key element is the size of the words. He has used different sizes for the different words and phrases used so they all fit in nicely in the image.
PERSONAL RESPONSE
1. Why have you chosen to look at it?
Because i like the way he uses typography as well as imagery of people/things.
What was your reaction to the work?
Surprised
What do you like/dislike about the work?
I like the fact that he has used simple colours that look alike but you can still see the image clearly.
Does this piece remind you of anything?Why?
Have you seen work by another artist/designer that is similar?Who? And what is it that reminds you of their work?
This image is similar because it has the same kind of image in the background. The words are quite smaller. This piece of art is by Sarah King.
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