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James Jean is a hard working, dedicated illustrator come artist extraordinaire! He spoke recently at the Semi Permanent design conference with intelligence, confidence and wit
Semi-permanent brings to Auckland an array of extremely talented creatives and James Jean is no exception.
Or maybe just a Semi-perm? I did on the weekend and it was awesome!
But, I’m not talking about that fad 80’s hair do! I’m talking about Semi-Permanent. The super cool, two day design conference held up north in the big smoke of Auckland city. A momentous event in the design calendar, that is looked forward to every year!
Every now and then something will not only catch my eye, but perhaps even bring a tear to it. There are some amazing people out there doing phenomenal things, you only need to flick through a copy of dumbo feather (one of our favs!) and you will be filled with inspiration from people making art with meaning. I stumbled across artist Ray Ceaser on the weekend. At first glance his work seems dark, moody and surreal with a eerie frankenstein quality. It was the meaning behind his work however that got me. You may look his art and be puzzled as to where the heart is, but it is a perfect example of never judging a book by its cover….
All the world is a laboratory to the inquiring mind.
I’m all about quotes, and the title of my blog is no exception. We as human beings never stop learning. I am very lucky in my job at blacksheepdesign to be constantly discovering new and interesting things. Whether it be research into the early history of accounting for a branding, or researching the process of aseptic bottling. We as designers have to delve into areas we would never normally consider, to gather the information we need in order to design accordingly – this has got to be one of the best aspects of my job.
November 24th, 2009 | Vicky | Art, Commentate, Life | No Comments |