Packed like sardines is an American idiom that always makes me laugh. It is a part of big city life we have to obey at rush hours. People who don’t know each other get together in a metallic vehicle, usually subway cars. I inspired from MTA for a comic story: sardine-can
I just did a book cover illustration about the Trojan War of Homer. After searching a lot of visual materials, I found a couple of Ancient Greek bust images for inspiration. Probably they were from Hellenistic period that searching beauty reached the highest point. I drew Helen and Paris, the main characters of the story, from profile as Greek painters had done on pottery. They are looking at the ancient city, Troya.
Since Homer’s time, has beauty changed? What is the criteria for beauty? What is the ideal proportion? These were some of the questions I asked myself while I was working on the picture below…
Obama ordered the C.I.A’s secret overseas prisons and Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp closed. And these shames on humanity finally will be end…
Japanese graphic designer and artist Shigeo Fukuda died on January 11. He was expert at communicating messages minimal means. “I believe that in design, 30 percent dignity, 20 percent beauty and 50 percent absurdity are necessary,” he told the design Magazine Idea. His minimal, optical and witty work influenced many artists and designers (including me) all around the world.
Barack Hussein Obama was sworn today. Millions of people attended his inauguration in the icy cold weather. This shows that how everybody needs a new hope. And the “White House” will be home for an African American president in its history first time.
