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Cats In The Bag 일러스트레이션 by Kozo Asada

Cats In The Bag 일러스트레이션 by Kozo Asada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 철상 in 그래픽, 일러스트레이션 및 시각 커뮤니케이션 디자인 Competition Category.


철그래픽· 2021

Cats In The Bag 일러스트레이션

by Kozo Asada

Client: Kozo Asada

A' Design Award 철상 Winner in 그래픽 Category

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The Design

About Cats In The Bag 일러스트레이션

Cats In The Bag은 가방 속에서 쉬고 있는 고양이들을 담은 액자형 일러스트레이션 시리즈이다. 각 작품은 고양이와 함께하는 일상의 단순한 한 장면을 묘사한다. 이 시리즈에는 장모종, 단모종, 무모종 고양이가 등장하며, 저마다 다른 형태의 가방과 짝을 이룬다. 일러스트레이션은 디지털로 그린 뒤 실크스크린 기법으로 아크릴 판에 인쇄되었다. 여러 장의 인쇄된 판을 맞춤 제작한 액자 안에 겹겹이 쌓고 뒷면에 종이와 커팅 시트를 배치하여, 보는 각도가 달라질 때 이미지가 입체적으로 보이도록 했다. 각 작품은 422×422밀리미터의 정사각형 규격이다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 철상

Cats In The Bag 일러스트레이션, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 철상 수상작으로, 잘 디자인된 창작물에 기대되는 전문적·산업적 요건을 충족하는 좋은 디자인에 수여되는 권위 있는 인정입니다. 철상 수상작은 창작자의 뛰어난 기술, 높은 전문성, 전문가다운 이해, 창의적 역량을 보여 줍니다. Cats In The Bag 일러스트레이션, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 창작물로서 실용적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 철상 수상 디자인은 업계 모범 사례를 통합하며 노하우와 재능으로 연결된 유능한 기술적 특성을 갖추고 있습니다. Cats In The Bag 일러스트레이션, 이 작품은 철저함으로 존중받으며 삶의 질을 개선하여 세상을 더 나은 곳으로 만들도록 디자인되었습니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This is a project to bring the presence of cats into everyday life.
He drew a simple graphical representation of a cat and a bag, a scene that could exist in everyday life.
When you actually look at the work, it looks three-dimensional and therefore attracts your attention in your daily life.
The theme of the work is cats with a wide variety of hair, including long-haired, short-haired, and hairless cats.
She has also chosen to use bags with different appearances.
Dimensions & Packaging
Height:422mm x Width:422mm x Depth:50mm (including the frame)
Tags
cat, bag, illustration, art, silkscreen
Production Technology
He examined what methods are appropriate for fixing digitally painted illustrations to the acrylic plates.
A silk-screening technique was employed. We also experimented with a method of creating a three-dimensional effect by layering the acrylic plates.
An original picture frame is made to fit two acrylic plates.
Materials used: acrylic plate, silk screen, acryl gouache. paper, cutting seat.
Design Challenge
When you see a painting in an actual gallery.
Which size of exhibit looks the most beautiful?
Because of the distance between you and the person viewing your work and the influence of the lighting.
Which size of picture is best suited to create
He created and considered a variety of sizes.
For the display of this piece, there was a need to create the minimalist and simple presence of the illustration, so I
He made it a primitive square.
Research
The first thing we did was to investigate what types of cats there are.
They have different lengths and patterns of hair depending on the type.
It also has its own unique pose and big changes in appearance.
He have examined those differences in combination with the bag and the way it looks attractive.
Inspiration
This project was born from the essential relationship between cats and bags in daily life. It is common to see a cat sleeping in a bag or a plastic bag in daily life with a cat, which is a posterior neck.Cats are said to have always liked small spaces, and it is said that they used to protect themselves from enemies and to rest in small spaces. For cats kept in modern houses, the bag seemed to be used as a single nest for them.Watching them resting in their bags, as if the two had been that way from the beginning. I felt that the relationship was complementary to each other.
Project Duration
The project began in Tokyo in April 2016.
Solo exhibitions have been held in Tokyo and Hiroshima.
Operation Flow
Multiple silkscreened acrylic boards are stacked on top of each other, and paper and cutting sheets are placed at the bottom to create a single painting.
Between the acrylic boards, He put them in a special frame.
It is made to produce a three-dimensional effect by shifting the viewfinder's perspective from a few millimeters away.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Kozo, 2016
Team Members
Art Director: Kozo Asada, Illustrator: Kozo, Photographer: Arisa Kasai
Image Credits
Image 1: Illustration Kozo, Photographer Arisa Kasai, 2016 .
Optional Image 1: Illustration Kozo, Photographer Arisa Kasai, 2016.
Optional Image 2: Illustration Kozo, Photographer Arisa Kasai, 2016.
Optional Image 3: Illustration Kozo, Photographer Arisa Kasai, 2016.
Optional Image 4: Illustration Kozo, Photographer Arisa Kasai, 2016.

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