A MADE UP WORD AND BIRDS
A quest to find why Josh Brill chose to make those two things by Emily DayJosh Brill's style is one of the many 20th century inspired art. His '"Lumadessa" originates from the words luminous meaning ‘light’ and odyssey, meaning ‘a long eventful or adventurous journey’. It’s a theme explored and employed by Josh Brill to construct visual reinterpretations of life. Lumadessa is an abstract odyssey of the luminous land around us"'. This is carried on the back of 20th century art inspired by Saul Bass, Chris Ware, Reid Miles, and Russian Constructivist poster designs. Here is one of the examples of a Russian Constructivist poster design(below left). This one in particular is full of geometric shapes which is similar to Brill's artwork(below right). Understanding the history of the style Josh Brill has updated it using shadows, bright colors, and animals.
Comparing:
-Geometric shapes
-Partial circles
-3 colors
Contrast:
-Brill has shadows
-Brill has more images than text
-Brill has a different tone. Russian Constructivism has a more serious tone and Josh Brill has a more whimsical tone.
My re-creation:
I sued this flat style illustration to create a newsletter template for the Olathe Fire Department. Problem is, before doing so I forgot to ask my client super important questions. Lesson learned. This will now be in my design vault to use for something later.