Lecture 1

Gilles and Cecilie Studio

The first lecture I attended was by Celilie of 'Gilles and Cecilie Studio' which began in 2006. By looking at her work, it was clear that she was a graphics designer. We were shown a large variety of work created by their studio. She'd worked from a rage of things, for example; illustration, interior and wall painting.

Their work was very interesting to look at and her lecture was very informative in terms of what she's done and how she's done them. There was also a lot of visual image which kept me concentrating on the front of the hall. She showed us an advertisement they'd made for Pepsi and Fashion week; this was a task strict on brief which seemed like something that would restrict a person. On the contrary, it seemed like a more easy and efficient way of working, which in itself provided a lot of freedom to experiment and have fun. They liked the idea of the taste of Pepsi and decided to draw they think it tasted through waves and bubbles.

They had many illustrations which were shown and explained to us. Many of their works were very minimalist in terms of style which I really like. My work is usually the complete opposite of minimalism, hence why I get really intrigued when someone has a minimalist style.

I really enjoyed listening to the talk we were given as she was very thorough and visual with everything she told us, images usually keep me engaged and art within graphics is a very exciting and abstract aspect which is very exciting to me as it can be shown through simple lines or very symbolic drawings.