Retro Future

I've been working on another neat illustration project "Life Science".
If all goes according to planned I hope to be releasing it at the FPAC spring open studios.

• This project is another series of illustrations focused on frogs and robots, but a little more retro-modern in theme. I had an awesome time researching retro-futurism.
  
  • Retro-futurism depicts the influence of the future produced in an earlier era. This aesthetic is characterized by a blend of old-fashioned "retro" styles with futuristic technology. Retro-futurism explores the themes of tension between past and future, and between the alienating and empowering effects of technology. Sort of steampunkish but in this case rather than being based in Victorian times my aesthetic was based in the retro 40's and 50's. (Diesel punk and Atomic Age) The "Atomic Age" is a descriptor typically used to name the period of history following the detonation of the first nuclear  bomb.
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PaleoFuture

 focuses on Utopias and the pasts vision of the future and time capsules

http://www.paleofuture.com/blog/category/1940s 

Why frogs?
With this vision of the future I wanted to counterpoint by depicting the effects of  a consumerist robot-centric society on the environment. Most frogs require suitable habitat in both the land and water environments, they have permeable skin that can easily absorb toxic chemicals. These traits make frogs especially susceptible to environmental disturbances, because of this frogs are considered  indicators of environmental stress.

 

The Life Science wordless story game is now for sale on Etsy.

Summertime

I just finished the first semester of my Graphic Design certificate program at MassArt.
Pheew.. I did not realize that I had not updated my blog since I started classes.
I have been really busy with school, but I did manage to sneak in a few art projects during the semester:

http://www.facebook.com/TheNankerPhelge
I did an illustration for the band The Nanker Phelge
(Meerkat and Wombat)

I just recently finishes a quick illustration for a Paul Frank Contest:

http://www.paulfrank.com/art_attack/rate/entry/250

This summer I will be practicing my newly learned graphic design skills by trying to put a short comic book together. I'm also planning on getting some more stickers, buttons and prints. My inventory is so low right now I only had about 10 prints and 10 buttons to sell at the FPAC spring art walk, whoops!

Back to the drawing board for the summer.
I will be doing the Boston Arts Festival and FPAC open studios before I go back to school in the fall.
see you then.

-Jen

Space 242 Freak Show

I went to the Golgol Bordello concert last night. What awesomeness, the crowd had so much energy. I also really enjoyed the opening band Devotchka . They have a neat old-timey looking website. Their music is very croony with a haunting quality, they remind me a little of something from Twin Peaks with a little bit of a dusty Carnivale feel. Oh, sweet music. Along the carnival gypsy theme, Space 242 will be having it's "Freak Show" opening this Friday. They expect the gallery to be packed. In anticipation of this they have scheduled a second opening (with all the revelries of the first) Friday May 7th 6-8pm I recomend making it an afternoon of art and swinging by the Fort Point Art walk beforehand.