Art and Us Ukwakhiwa Kwencwadi by Vilius Dringelis

Art and Us Ukwakhiwa Kwencwadi by Vilius Dringelis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award in Okushicilelwe Competition Category.

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Art and Us Ukwakhiwa Kwencwadi

by Vilius Dringelis

Client: Lewben Art Foundation

Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award Winner in Okushicilelwe Category

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The Design

About Art and Us Ukwakhiwa Kwencwadi

I-Art and Us yincwadi eyethula imisebenzi ekhethiwe evela eqoqweni lesikhungo sobuciko. Ingxenye enkulu ikhombisa izithombe zemisebenzi kuphela, kanti incwajana encane ehlukile, egcinwe ekhukhwini elingemuva, ichaza umsebenzi ngamunye ngenombolo yekhasi. Ikhasi ngalinye linezimo zokuthinta ezidwetshwe ngesandla zoqobo, ngakho incwadi ikhumbuza incwadi yemidwebo yomdwebi. Ikhava elithambile lenziwe nge-PVC esobala enokunyathelisa kwe-silk-screen, futhi ukuthungwa kwe-kettle stitching kushiya ukubopha kubonakala. Kusetshenziswa amaphepha amathathu, okuhlanganisa amashidi asobala kanye namashidi anokhahlo okugcina imibhalo yombukiso.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award

Art and Us Ukwakhiwa Kwencwadi iwinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo yeklasi yokuqala, emangalisayo nephawulekile. Abawinile beGolide yimiklamo emisha kakhulu, enombono ongaphambili futhi egqamile ebonisa ubuhlakani, ukuhlakanipha nobuchule babaklami babo. Art and Us Ukwakhiwa Kwencwadi ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto entsha edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka isitayela futhi ebalulekile elethe inani elingakaze libonwe. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award ungumgomo omangalisayo nohlonishwayo osiza kakhulu futhi osunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Art and Us Ukwakhiwa Kwencwadi idala imizwa ejulile yesifiso, ivuse intshiseko, ikhuthaze ukudala futhi iyasiheha.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: After five years of activity, Lewben Art Foundation has published a book of selected works of foundation. In order to give meaning to the various periods of the fund, we have presented only visualizations of author’s works without informative text. At the end of the book is presented a small booklet, in which the author’s works are described according to the numbered pages of the book.
Dimensions & Packaging: Softcover book, 285 mm x 245 mm x 15 mm, 242 page. Printed in offset, silk-screen printing, UV printing.
Tags: Lewben Art Foundation, Contemporary Art, Art Books, Illustration, Vilnius, Lithuania
Production Technology: In order to convey the impression of the artist sketchbook, a binding technology was used for the book - kettle stitching. The main cover of the book is made of soft, transparent PVC sheet with single color silk-screen printing and designed pocket in the back for a smaller catalog. The first sheet of paper uses hot foil stamping, which is translucent throught PVC and gives a two-layer impression.
All main pages were printed with UV technology on a Galerie Art volume of 115 g. and Holmen Book Extra 80 g. paper. For the transparent pages was used Curious Collection Translucents Bright White 100 g., Gmund Colors Transparent Red 100 g. Information catalog paper - Rainbow Intensive Red 120 g.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part was creating background illustrations for each page, which would be an abstract reminder of the artist sketchbook and would have its own style. The illustrations
were hand drawn, then photographed, scanned, and computer-processed. The book selects three types of papers in order to better reveal the art works, archival documentation of exhibitions, and transparent markers.
Research: During the process, we wanted to create a seamless and the same time abstract object - book, representing the activieties of the Lewben Art Foundation for five years. Therefore, we had to find a common concept that would clearly and simply represent the book theme Art & Us. The principle of illustrations was chosen for this.
Inspiration: The inspiration for the book Art & Us is the artist sketchbook, in which there are a lot of hand technical drawings, therefore, to enhance this effect, these stylistic textures were specially created for each page of the book. With this principle of the book, we reveal what lies behind the artist’s final work - research and the author’s hard work.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 and finished in January 2020 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Operation Flow: Almost every page of the book was created with original illustrations, used rough, yellowish paper for exhibition documentation and transparent markers with numbers are inserted between the pages to make the object as seamless as possible and to resemble the artist sketchbook.
Team Members: Compiler - Ugnė Bužinskaitė, Text author - Jolanta Marcišauskytė-Jurašienė, Project manager - Indrė Tubinienė, Coordinator - Giedrė Marčiulaitė, Design - Vilius Dringelis, Image editor - Arvydas Maknys, Printed by Standartų spaustuvė, Manager - Toma Mateikienė, Technician - Rasa Didžiulienė.
Image Credits: Martyna Paukštė, 2020