Ethnographic drawings #4

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And again some weird artefacts from the South-Pacific-Area. It‘s a lot of fun doing these sketches and I think about to make a small book (in the next year!) using these drawings. Maybe titled „Ghosts & Men-Eaters from Oceania“?

Dieter

Some sketches

Hi again,

...some sketches I did here and there in-between jobs. Still enjoy the girl with the rabbit.

Best,
Peter

Black Forest

Hi there,

this is a piece I did for an independent magazine (read: no ads) called »wald_schwarz« that is designated to promote the region of the black forest. The similarities between this part of Germany and Twin Peaks are perfectly obvious: cherry pie, exuberantly growing trees and quirky characters.

Cheers,
Peter

Paper Clip Animals

This is Paper Clip

made for the Children`s Book

Regards Adrian!

7"

Hello poste aerienners!
Well now after sitting in the summerhole it is nice to see your reliable good works. To be honest, I was a bit lazy.. Here are two of my drafts for the 7" single book. So long. Regards IB

Little Black Girls

These are lino-cuts on popular wood.

They were formed for the work of the

single cover named "Little Girl Blue".

C.Pom

Work in progress

A quick job for Eastern Belgium's ecological party.

(well, not so quick for me, as I sometimes work

pretty long on a drawing like this - (like today.))

The illustrations are about alternative ways of

getting to work, like for instance in a shared car.

They asked for nurses in one illustration...

(one of the "companies" making efforts to provide

good means of transport, is a retirement home ;)

Boris

Rubber Duck Boy

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I decided to continue my "kids with animal masks on vehicles"

illos which I originally did for my promo postcard and turn

it into a little mini-zine (postcard sized booklet).

This is a little work-in-progress of the new

piece I made today so far.

I would do these also as postcards but I don´t really like the

though of having 500 of each motive lying around here,

nevermind the printing cost, so I´m doing a

little pocket-sized leaflet instead.

I struggled with his mask quite a bit earlier this day

but now I´m kinda satisfied with it ;)

-Frederik

 The Mill Pond 

        my work for a 

             record - cover of john fahey

                   (danke Dieter, cmyk war das Problem)

           Regards  Adrian !

TAZ - Superbehörde

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Again an illustration about controlling and monitoring. This image is accompanying a longer text by Meike Naber about Schäuble‘s so called „Superbehörde“ (or his desire for). I did two different versions, one in b+w the other colored, because it was not certain if text and illustration will be published in the colored weekend-issue or the (usually b+w printed) monday-issue of the Tageszeitung. At least the decision was made for the yesterday sunday-publishing.

Dieter

Ethnographic drawings #3

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Drawing as a technique for observation and documentation was always important in various fields of science. My small sketches (also take a look here and there) at the Ethnological Museum are on one side connected with the tradition of ethnographic drawing, but on the other I'm trying to go beyond the documentary aspect. For me these figures are particularly fascinating in their function as „characters“. Usually I like it to draw the wooden sculptures in a way that they seem to be alive, think that‘s the same magical thrill that puppet masters try to get...

Here are three new pieces from the African- and the South-Sea-Collection. Sometimes these figures make me really laugh, especially this naked german (?) sea captain from the early 20th century.

Dieter

Muscles versus motors

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This is my new promo illustration that´s

going to be printed on postcards and distributed

by the IO Illustratoren Organisation.

Ever since I started doing a lot of my illustrations

completely digital I was a bit torn between a

contour-based, "classic" drawing style and a

more spacious, flat color way of composing my

images. I think I now found a nice

middle course between using flat, bold colors

(which on their own can look a bit too digital)

and line-based accents, and adding contrast

by using a lot of darker tones over lighter

ones. I love being able to go deeper and deeper

into the details, pouring on little bits that

reward a second and third look.

The trike and kart were

the most fun part ;)

-Frederik

Station B again + a little contest

Perhaps some of you will remember my post about vanished record-store Station B from last February (?). Now the work on our announced book „45“ takes a small break and so I‘m able to finish several pages of (also announced) graphic-novel-project „Dogville-Berlin“.

By the way, if anyone can identify two of the partially shown records from the strip above, I will send the lucky winner (the first one!) one signed copy from my small book „Der dreizehnte Monat“!! Any ideas?

Dieter

New TAZ illustration

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The drawing above was published yesterday by german newspaper TAZ and treats the totally unacceptable security-checks around the World Championships in Athletics, Berlin. With some greetings from George O.

Dieter

The Boys Are Back In Town

"Guess who just got back today?"

-Frederik

Mr T. Waits

Some work in progress, that actually looks quite interesting..

I'm wondering what I'll still do about it.

Abba Zaba - 45-The Single-Cover-Album

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Now I‘ve finally finished my work for the record-cover of Beefhearts „Abba Zaba“. I wasn‘t satisfied with the version I‘ve did with Faber Polychromos (looks more like a childrenbook-illustration), so I turned to another technique - the proved method with scissors, glue and good ol' Xerox copy machine. But I have to say, this „oldfashioned-engraving-style“ of the record-sleeve works very well with image and handmade-typo.

"Hobo chang ba"
Dieter