Tanning Bodil Jane, 2016

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord 17-18, 2017

The first image I have chose to look at is an illustration by Bodil Jane a dutch Illustrator. Her work includes hand-made and digital techniques which gives her illustrations a style which I love as well as the quirky feel she is known for. This illustration is from a series of self-initiated works she did in 2016 called Botanical Scenes.

The second image I looked at is one of the new posters for Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord for the 17-18 season. The posters are by Jérémy Schneider and Violaine Orsoni who own an illustration and graphic arts studio called Violaine & Jérémy.

Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord’s poster is similar to the illustration by Bodil Jane by their use of forms in simplified shapes. They are also composed of similar elements, they both feature figurative and plant like shapes. However they differ in the realism of the shapes as the poster uses more abstract shapes than the Illustration. Their use of linear elements is contrasting while the illustration has linear outlines to its shapes the poster uses text to add a linear effect.

The two images also vary in the visual purpose, the poster aims to inform the viewer of upcoming performances while the illustration shows the viewer a story. The use of colour is also comparably with them both using soft bold colours and the colours in both pieces work well together. They also both use little or no tone and blocks of colour.

The style of both images really appeals to me, I love their use of shape creating their simplified forms and also their chosen colours and balance of colour throughout the image.

Image 1: Botanical Scenes. (2016). [image] Available at: http://www.bodiljane.com [Accessed 18 Oct. 2017].

Image 2: Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord 17-18 season. (2017). [image] Available at: https://www.commarts.com/project/25369/th-tre-des-bouffes-du-nord-identity [Accessed 18 Oct. 2017].