Throughout history bridges have been a focus of legends of every civilization. Esthetes, philosophers and poets have used the bridge as a transcendent … [Read more...]
Representation: Axonometric projection
The axonometric projection is a parallel projection, usually detaching the viewer from the scene and emphasizing the level of abstraction in the representation of the subject. Mostly employed for technical drawings, axonometrics can be as expressive as any other projection while keeping the ability of being highly descriptive. An axonometric image allows to place on the same level very different layers of informations on a space which is non-hierarchical and isotropic. The complexity of a scene is underlined while its contradictions are resolved by making them peacefully cohabit in the same frame.
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Andrew DeGraff’s Unfinished Construction Sites
Illustrator and painter Andrew DeGraff is working on a series of sketches of unfinished construction sites with a surreal twist. The axonometric … [Read more...]
Suburban Mystique: Bic Drawings by Kevin Lucbert
Kevin Lucbert (Paris, 1985) is a young illustrator who got a diploma in 2008 at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (Ensad) in Paris … [Read more...]
“Along the River During the Qingming Festival” by Zhang Zeduan (12th Century) and an 18th Century Remake
"Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is a Chinese artwork attributed to the Song Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145) and painted over a … [Read more...]
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