Splash Umzekeliso by Maria Bradovkova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Ubuciko Obuhle Competition Category.

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Splash Umzekeliso

by Maria Bradovkova

Client: Maria Bradovkova

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ubuciko Obuhle Category

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The Design

About Splash Umzekeliso

Imifanekiso yiprojekthi yomuntu siqu eyenziwe nguMaria Bradovkova. Inhloso yakhe kwakuwukusebenzisa ubuhlakani bakhe nokucabanga okuyize. Adonswa ngobuciko bendabuko - uyinki onemibala ephepheni. Ukugqagqana okungekho okungahleliwe kwe-ink bekuyiphuzu lokuqala nokuphefumlelwa komfanekiso ngamunye. Ubone ukwakheka okungafani nokwe-watercolor aze abona ukusikisela. Ungeze imininingwane ngomdwebo oqondile. Ukuma okungabonakali kwe-splash kwaguqulwa kwaba ngumfanekiso ongokomfanekiso. Umdwebo ngamunye ukhombisa umlingiswa ohlukile wobuntu noma wobuntu ngesimo sokuthakasa.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Splash Umzekeliso iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Splash Umzekeliso ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Splash Umzekeliso iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Project consists of five illustrations. Each drawing started from a random splash of ink later detailed with linear drawing. Topic of illustrations was not planned before. Bradovkova let splash of ink to inspire and lead her. Each has its own dominant color — blue, vine red or brown. Drawings represent human or animalistic characters in emotional moment of lament, instinct, fear, melancholy and sadness.
Dimensions & Packaging: 123 x 93 mm
155 x 132 mm
Tags: drawing, illustration, ink, creative process, splash, linear drawing, intuitive drawing, intuitive art
Production Technology: Ink, pencil, marker, white crayon on paper.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to find harmony between abstraction and figuration. Not to change the form of splash but to make the most of it. Secondly to handle composition of whole picture.
Research: Bradovkova used playful and creative method in her drawing project. She combined organic form of watercolor with linear drawing. She created original and expressive characters.
Inspiration: Drawings represent personal project of Maria Bradovkova which she did as an exercise to challenge her creativity and abstract thinking. Presented works are part of series Drawing just today challenge, that she accomplished one drawing per day during October 2019 and published on her Instagram. The main idea was to be inspired by abstract irregular shapes of ink.
Project Duration: Illustrations were made during October 2019 in Cracow, Poland.
Operation Flow: Presented project can be an inspiration for creators to use this method in their own practice, to expand creativity and intuitive drawing. It allows subconscious to give a voice. Illustrations give space to feel and create stories.
Image Credits: Image #1: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Lament, 2019.
Image #2: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Instinkt, 2019.
Image #3: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Fear, 2019.
Image #4: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Melancholy, 2019.
Image #5: Illustrator Maria Bradovkova, Sadness, 2019.