after a long time in denial, i’ve finally come to the conclusion, sitting here in my bed, slowly getting over some days of illness, lots of painkillers and penicillin in, listening to love wont come easy by the heptones, that those comforting hands of a man, the same man and hands, actually would be kind of nice. they must soon come and hold these weak, pale shoulders of mine
BLACK JAPAN
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FEMALE SUNSET
INSPIRATION / CHRIS SALTER
INSPIRATION FROM ISTANBUL
Back in October this year I went to Istanbul. I was very fascinated by the city – one part full of old beautiful mosques and other striking monuments and the other part covered in graffiti, lots of shopping streets and small cafes.
The inspiration behind this series of posters comes from my visit to Hagia Sophia. There is not a spot in the mosque that hasn’t got an impressive detail.
I took the picture below, which is just a small part of the decoration on the wall in the entrance to the mosque. By using Photoshop I’ve twisted and tweaked the photo into a series of photos which I will publish one by one the coming days.
DAMN GOOD ADVICE
…is the name of the book I’m reading at the moment. It’s written by George Lois and on the front page it states that it’s “for people with talent” and is all about “how to unleash ones creative potential”. Let’s see about that.
In the very beginning of the book I came across the following quote and it’s a way of thinking I recognise, now it’s time to apply it to my creative self.
To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men
Abraham Lincoln
POSTERS
The first theme I’ll dive into is graphic design, to be more specific poster design. I have never printed any of the posters I’ve created, in fact I haven’t really made that many.
The latest one is a slightly naughty one and it’s for my friend Mikkel. It will be printed, framed and given to him eventually!
WHAT IS CREATIVITY TO YOU?
Creativity comes in many recognisable and/or undefinable shapes and is perceived differently by each individual. Creativity has always been my inspiration, but also my obstacle. This might sound a bit contradictory, but I think it will end up making sense..
Before I continue, I would like to point out that I am not trying to state that my creativity is any different or more unique than anyone else’s. What I want to do is to ‘fuck Janteloven’ and do my best to find that one thing I enjoy doing and that I am good at, and then do it better than anyone else.
I’ve always identified myself as a creative person and understood that creativity should be my main occupation. Throughout group work in school I always took on the tasks of producing the artwork whether it came in the shape of a cut and paste poster, a role play or the power point show for a 2 minute presentation – I would always find a great joy in it (and still do!). I think this is quite common between people with a creative pulse.
I quickly realised that I had many interests within the world of creativity, which might be based on my expanded imagination. I would draw, paint, sew, make flower bouquets, cook fantasy cakes (and feed them, good or bad, to my brother), decorate, style, dance and so on. I loved doing it all, all I needed was an idea. I’ve been so lucky to have a mom who would always let me borrow her sewing machine, cook and use whatever I needed in the kitchen and dad who would always lend me his paint or help me get the materials I needed, not to mention that they have always proudly exhibited my creations in their home.
At the age of 25 I still find myself enjoying all the things listed above and more, but this is slowly starting to become my stumbling block too. I want to do it all at once, then it becomes this big and unmanageable thing and instead, I do nothing at all.
I hope this blog will be a method for me to put my creativity on display. Each month I will ‘force’ myself to focus on one topic at a time and produce as many ideas, sketches and designs as possible. When the month is over I will move on to another topic. And when the 10 months are over.. yeah, let’s wait and see!
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