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VOL3/ ISSUE2
Mar/Apr 2013 the enthusiastic creative journal
INTERPRETING
DREAMS with Android Jones Future of Digital Art as told by experts
Abstract Realism of Ankur Singh Patar Cover Dharma Dragon by Android Jones
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Contents EXHIBIT
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08____TrendFeed Inspiring design with potential to be influential.
66____Tribal Fusion/ Kshitij Tembe Merges heritag motifs and type to create a fitting identity.
12____NewsFeed Just concluded creative events.
70____Character Exaggeration/ Uday Mohite Creates a caricature by blowing up selected features.
16____Sewn Experience/ Grandmother The design house explains the thought behind the much acclaimed creation, The Hab.
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18____SpendThrift Thoughtfully designed stuff that you can acquire. 20____TechFeed First look at recently launched tech products. FIGURES 26____Mysterious Manifestations/ Saloni Sinha Believes abstract ideas set to the perfect medium not only attracts eyes but also the mind. 30____Character Craft/ Aditya Chari Various calculated processes and techniques besides imagination to create character designs. 34____Mood Palette/ Raj Khatri The designer delves into characters to recreate their signature moods with corresponding strokes and colours. 38____Abstract Realism/ Ankur Singh Patar How the medium can convert portraits and photographs into stories and messages. 44____Interpreting Dreams/ Android Jones Communicates his dreams and esoteric ideas through his works. 52____Bamboo Culture/ Bambooed Transforms the poor man’s timber to the next design movement. 54____Wise Advise/ Decoding Digital Leading practitioners discuss the past, present and future of digital art in India. 58____Digital Retrospective A recount of the thoughts and latest works of a few leading names from the digital art industry.
PODIUM 76____Surrealist Dimensions/ Vikas Adhikari Creations artfully depict the mystical dimensions of consciousness. 77____Infinite Illustrations/ Shraddha Trivedi An exploratory approach leads to constant innovation. 78____Minimal Simplicity/ Anant Ahuja Lesser the elements, more the beauty. DESIGN PLEASURE 80____Fusion Fashion/ Art Meets Fashion Blending traditional Indian arts and contemporary appeal. 82____Flower Craft/ Suchitra Shrivastav Nature impresses and inspires to recreate flowers in paper. 84____Creative Invasion/ FDM Fest An insider’s look at the annual cultural fest of Symbiosis Institute of Design. 86____Art Ecstasy/ Design Calling The story behind the first ever live digital workshop with Android Jones, hosted by Design Calling. 89____Open Imagination/ Fan Club Selected picks from our Fan Club submissions.
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Figures Meet the icons of the Indian design industry. Take a peek into their minds and discover the insights that lie at the core of everything they do. Learn from their story as they bring out their take on design. 26____Mysterious Manifestations/ Saloni Sinha Take note of how beautiful illustrations transcend mediums.
30____Character Craft/ Aditya Chari
Discover how great characters are designed by merging a sense of reality and imagination.
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34____Mood Palette/ Raj Khatri
Watch how various moods of characters are recreated with the right touch of colours.
38____Abstract Realism/ Ankur Singh Patar
Uncover the real possibilities of the digital medium.
44____Interpreting Dreams/ Android Jones
Catch the digital artist talk about art, artist and ideas.
52____Bamboo Culture/ Bambooed
Discover designs made out of a non-utilised and rarely used material.
58____Digital Retrospective
Find out what few leading names have to say about the art and the industry.
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FIGURES_EarlyRiser
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Characters - you’ll find them in comics, storybooks and fairytales as manifestations of imagination. Beyond that, elements like anatomy, expressions and plot are key in making characters appear realistic and relatable, believes character designer Aditya Chari. He explains the realistic principles one must incorporate while creating a character.
A graduate from Sir JJ Institute of Applied Arts, Aditya Chari is an illustrator, a concept artist, a caricature artist and also a character designer. Having worked with big names like Virgin Comics, Prana Animations etc. he also has written two books, held few exhibitions and been teaching at Animation Art school Goa.
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01 Devi Comic. A very determined facial expression lends it the power that muscle lends to man. 02 Devi. The soft curves, posture and the facial expression keeps the feminine essence intact. 03 Kali. Illustration for a gaming concept. Depicts a negative character.
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Andrew Jones, a.k.a. Android Jones is a U.S. visual artist. He has worked for George Lucas, Nintendo and founded the entertainment development company Massive Black Inc. In 2002, he cofounded an online art community, conceptart.org, which has attracted about a million users.
Interpreting
Dreams Art is an abstraction of the waking world, says Android Jones, the digital artist. As he explores his consciousness and finds visuals for his fantasies, he dwells between love and fear to create a body of work that is “One unending love story.� Excerpts from a conversation where he talks about his art, ideas and everything in between. CG: How do you perceive the relationship between art, artist and the world they are in? AJ: Human creativity is one of the most precious resources of our consciousness. As we look back at history, great art has always been the fulcrum point from where we measure the value of our humanity and the crucible of our evolution. Art helps us relate and reflect on the relationship between the invisible world of our consciousness and our dreams and makes it visible for the physical world. It acts as a bridge between the inner and outer realities that can share and evolve collectively >
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Gyaan Get your hands on new software skills and creative techniques with a host of inspirational design guides. Industry’s leading professionals share tips and tricks to create better designs. 66____Tribal Fusion/ Kshitij Tembe
Follow the process of creation of an identity by fusing two prime elements.
70____Character Exaggeration/ Uday Mohite Learn the process of creating a caricature by exaggerating.
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Podium They are the new breed of creative minds who are going to take the industry by storm. Catch them while they talk about their philosophies and methods as they stop over on their way to the top.
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76____Surrealist Dimensions/ Vikas Adhikari
Watch how imagination blends with photography creating subconscious living spaces.
77____Infinite Illustrations/ Shraddha Trivedi
Discover illustrative storytelling through traditional values presented in a Western style.
78____Minimal Simplicity/ Anant Ahuja
Plunge into a world of graphics, created with minimalism and communicated with ease.
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Design Pleasure Living a designer’s life is not confined to creating solutions for clients or even creating a masterpiece. It transcends to redefine the ways we live our lives. Catch the featured creative minds who like it the unconventional way of living the times when they are off their daily routine. 80____Fusion Fashion/ Art Meets Fashion
Find out what happens when art and fashion comes together.
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82____Flower Craft/ Suchitra Shrivastav Watch flowers bloom in paper.
84____Creative Invasion/ FDM Fest
Find out what happened when design and designers had fun together.
86____Art Ecstasy/ Design Calling
Read the story of how the first of its kind workshop was held.
89____Open Imagination/ Fan Club
Go through an exhibition of inhibited display of design talents.
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