Although not an illustrator by trade, Suhaimi's work really spoke out to me on an emotional level. Her use of type with imagery is works in a way similar to my sketchbooks, and that raw honesty gives it a strong sense of authenticity and appeal.
Her work also got me thinking about media; the application of the illustrations I create and how that affects the impact // what they communicate. I'm happy to say that more regularly illustrators are starting to hold their own exhibitions and showing their work in a gallery format. So often Fine Artist's will do this and it's only really recently that galleries have begun taking on illustration work in the same light.
Putting my work into exhibition spaces is something I really want to pursue, however it does make me think about illustration as a whole. As a relatively new creative discipline, illustration is rather undefined by theoretical analysis and previous practitioners. Would taking my illustration work into new medias and putting it in a gallery format change it from being illustration to fine art?
Personally, I enjoy the term 'illustrator' as it feels like something fluid, and that should be liberating. It would be fun to push the boundaries of what an illustrator is, as I personally believe it's a lot more than just problem solving for clients. It can be a form of expression and communication just as much as fine art, and that is something I would like to champion.
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