Imagination and Reality Ilustración by Ciara Chapman

Imagination and Reality Ilustración by Ciara Chapman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño Gráfico, Ilustración e Comunicación Visual Competition Category.

FerroGráfico· 2024

Imagination and Reality Ilustración

by Ciara Chapman

Client: Ciara Chapman Illustration

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Gráfico Category

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The Design

About Imagination and Reality Ilustración

Este grande vinil de ventá ilustra onde a realidade e a imaxinación se fusionan para crear unha impresión da vida dunha persoa despois dunha intervención médica. A ilustración adhírese ao vidro no interior deste impresionante edificio, medindo máis de 10.000 mm de altura. Esta obra de arte foi creada tendo en conta a accesibilidade. A obra está instalada nun espazo de ventá porque estes espazos son accesibles para a súa visualización desde o exterior do edificio. Polo tanto, as persoas que observan a imaxe poden permanecer no seu coche para vela se as súas limitacións físicas así o requiren.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Imagination and Reality Ilustración gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Imagination and Reality Ilustración sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Imagination and Reality Ilustración é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This large window decal illustrates where reality and imagination merge to create an impression of an individual's life after a medical intervention. The illustration adheres to the glass on the inside of this impressive building, measuring over 10,000mm in height.
Dimensions & Packaging: 10205mm high x 6290mm wide
Tags: art, street art, installation, illustration, medical, imagination
Production Technology: This project was created as a digital illustration and sent to a printing agency for print and installation. The windows of this wonderful Cork Opera House building were measured and each section of the image was printed to the specification of the building. The medium is vinyl and each section was installed on the same day.
Design Challenge: The greatest challenge was the scale of the image. This artwork was the first large scale illustration by this artwork. Cork city is host to incredible street art and this piece of artwork had to stand up to the artwork that already exists in the city while also being respectful of the host building. The largest challenge was to ensure the artwork didn't look like an event or performance that was happening at Cork Opera House so as not to confuse their patrons.
Research: The primary research tools was a personal accounts of life with a chronic medical condition as experienced by the artist.
Inspiration: This illustration was created with the idea of how reality and imagination merge and muddle in our lives after a medical intervention or event.
Project Duration: This project was installed at Cork Opera House, Cork city, Ireland and ran from September to November 2022.
Operation Flow: This artwork was created with accessibility in mind. The artwork is installed in a window space because window spaces are accessible to view from outside the building. Therefore, members of the public who view the image can stay in their car to view the image should their physical limitations require them to do so. Day or night this image can be viewed by the public.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Shane J Horan / Illustrator, Creator Ciara Chapman / Printer, Installer Cork Signs
Image #2: Photographer Aoife Claffey / Illustrator Ciara Chapman / Printer, Installer Cork Signs