Adope Illustrator Vector Calligramme Apollinaire Project
Artist Statement:
My calligramme project was inspired from my love of music. The idea of this piece is to represent the band, The Revivalists, and pay tribute to their music. In this creation, I referenced a lot of lyrics from a favorite song of mine called Celebration from the Take Good Care album.
For this project, I was tasked with making a piece of art with the use of words and letters only on Adobe Illustrator I decided to create the shape of a guitar with the pen tool and then added words to fit the shape. I used many of the type tools to form the guitar outline including the; type tool, type on a path tool, vertical type tool, as well as some experimentation with the vertical type on a path tool.
When deciding what lyrics to use and where, I decided to strategically position the words to tell a story. My vision was to capture the whole song, Celebration, in this art piece. My strategy consisted of picking out key phrases and putting them together in the filling of the guitar outline. For example, in the center of the guitar there is the circular shaped phrase, "LETS GO AND CELEBRATE NOW". This is a personal favorite line from Celebration. The formatting of these words gives the viewer the opportunity to interpret the chronological order on their own. I formatted these words with the intent of presenting an unclear start and end to the phrase. So, the viewer ultimately can create the context and contextual meaning from this setup.
Through the use of the pen tool, various type tools, and my love for The Revivalists, I think there is a lot to learn from this piece. For someone who has not heard Celebration, I hope this piece gives them a preview of the ingredients of the song. I wish that viewers can be inspired from this project, and that it ignites their creativity and passion for the arts.
Final Project:
Total hours worked on: 5-10
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