Girls with Chess Mosebetsi o ka Sehlooho: Setshwantsho sa Dipapatso by Mengyao Guo

Girls with Chess Mosebetsi o ka Sehlooho: Setshwantsho sa Dipapatso by Mengyao Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dikerafikhe, Ditshwantsho le Puisano ka Pono Competition Category.

TšepeKerafikhe· 2024

Girls with Chess Mosebetsi o ka Sehlooho: Setshwantsho sa Dipapatso

by Mengyao Guo

Client: Mengyao Guo

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Kerafikhe Category

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The Design

About Girls with Chess Mosebetsi o ka Sehlooho: Setshwantsho sa Dipapatso

Mongolo wa Buka: Girls with Chess ke setshwantsho sa dipapatso se entsweng bakeng sa dingoliwa le maano a mabapi le tekano ya bong. Setshwantso sena se bontsha banana ba babedi ba bapalang chess. Ngwanana e mong o wisa selepe sa Kgosi (King) mola e mong a shebella. Kgosi e wisitsweng e emela ho felisoa ha melao ya kgale e tshehetsang boemo ba banna. Mebala e mmedi e fapaneng, oranje le bolu, e sebedisitswe ho hlahloba boitsebahatso bo fapaneng (binary identities) le ho bontsha maemo a fapaneng a diketsahalo. Setshwantso sena se hlahisitswe e le setshwantso sa dijithale sa boleng bo phahameng, e le hore mosebetsi ona o ka arolelanwa inthaneteng le ho hatiswa ka boholo bo fapaneng.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Girls with Chess Mosebetsi o ka Sehlooho: Setshwantsho sa Dipapatso ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Girls with Chess Mosebetsi o ka Sehlooho: Setshwantsho sa Dipapatso e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Girls with Chess Mosebetsi o ka Sehlooho: Setshwantsho sa Dipapatso e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This illustration is designed to highlight issues related to gender, ideally for an article or social movement campaign. It features two girls engrossed in a game of chess, one of them toppling the King piece, while the other watches. The artwork explores binary identities and the interplay of dual colors, orange and blue, to evoke various situational states.
Dimensions & Packaging: Digital works for any flexible changes.
Tags: Illustration, Gender, Equality, Communication, Visual Symbolism
Production Technology: The illustration was made using Adobe Photoshop, a leading graphic design software. Photoshop's diverse toolset facilitated nuanced color blending, detailed texture creation, and precise element placement. Its layer-based approach allowed for complex composition building. The high-resolution output ensured the illustration's quality was maintained across various digital and print applications.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was to create an illustration that effectively communicates complex themes of gender equality and societal norms. Balancing aesthetics and message clarity while ensuring the artwork was thought-provoking but not overly didactic required careful design decisions. Research into gender issues, color symbolism, and visual metaphors was crucial in addressing this challenge, ultimately leading to an evocative and meaningful illustration.
Research: The illustration was developed after researching gender issues and visual symbolism. The investigation encompassed an understanding of societal norms associated with gender, cultural implications of color, and the power of visual metaphors. This research informed the design, from the symbolic chess game to the gender-associated colors, resulting in a provocative artwork that fosters dialogue on gender equality and societal structures.
Inspiration: This illustration draws inspiration from the ongoing dialogue around gender issues and equality. It uses the metaphor of a chess game, traditionally seen as a strategic and intellectual pursuit, to underscore the abilities and potential of women in challenging societal norms and structures. The act of the girls toppling the King piece represents dismantling patriarchal norms.
Project Duration: The project started and finished in September 2020 in China.
Operation Flow: As a visual piece, this illustration invites viewer interaction through its symbolic elements: the chess scene and the color interplay prompt thoughts on gender roles and equality. As a digital artwork, it's easily shared and displayed across platforms, enhancing accessibility and facilitating discourse on the depicted social issues. The illustration thus catalyzes conversations about gender norms and societal structures.
Image Credits: Image #1: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #2: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #3: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #4: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #5: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.