Cats In The Bag

Illustration for Kozo Asada

The inspiration he felt when he shared his life with his cats. This is a series of illustrations of this series. He layered acrylic plates to represent the cats in the bag. A picture with a slightly three-dimensional effect is completed. Silk screen printing and handwriting on cutting sheets We combine different materials and methods.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Project Overview

Cats In The Bag Illustration has been a Iron winner in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design award category in the year 2020 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Iron Recognition

Kozo Asada was recognized with the coveted Iron A' Design Award in 2021, a testament to excellence of their work Cats In The Bag Illustration.

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