{"id":7913,"date":"2016-04-11T16:37:04","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T20:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/?p=7913"},"modified":"2018-04-01T14:08:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T18:08:30","slug":"eight-fit-students-a-record-in-society-of-illustrators-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/artanddesign\/2016\/04\/11\/eight-fit-students-a-record-in-society-of-illustrators-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight FIT students, a record in Society of Illustrators’ competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Babies of wire confetti, a crowned rabbit, little girls watering topiary, a vet mechanic, and skeletal love, are among the themes of the eight FIT student illustrations selected\u00a0by the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition<\/a>. The field was narrowed from 8,700 entries. According to the Society, the judges made their choices based on “quality of technique, concept and skill of medium.”<\/p>\n

“The work was enormously diverse–pen and ink, egg tempera, oil, gouache, digital, traditional. And what great individuality of themes with strong fundamentals!” said Illustration Assistant Chair Kam Mak<\/a> who has organized the competition for 16 years.<\/p>\n

Our Illustration professors offer their comments on the work:<\/p>\n

\"Naya-Cheyenne<\/a>
Detail from Naya-Cheyenne Diaz’s “Babyshambles”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Babyshambles!
\nArtist:<\/strong>\u00a0Naya Cheyenne Diaz<\/a>
\nMedium:<\/strong>\u00a0Acrylic, Gouache and Digital
\nInstructor:<\/strong>\u00a0John Nickle<\/a><\/p>\n

“Babyshambles!” is from Naya\u2019s <\/a>series of Surreal album cover illustrations inspired by a literal interpretation of the band\u2019s name, says Professor Nickle. “Naya <\/a>first painted in acrylic and gouache then scanned the painting and completed the illustration<\/span> digitally.”<\/p>\n

\"Detail<\/a>
Detail from Alejandro Bonilla’s “A Black Man’s World”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0A Black Man’s World
\nArtist:<\/strong>\u00a0Alejandro Bonilla Jr.
\nMedium:<\/strong>\u00a0Pen and Ink\/water color on board
\nInstructor:<\/strong>\u00a0Richard Elmer<\/a><\/p>\n

“Alejandro Bonilla is a creative, young gentleman who has an artistic sensibility balanced with curiosity,” says Professor Richard Elmer who had Bonilla in his Mentor class. “He had a pretty good idea of the direction he wanted to explore, conveying conflict as he himself experienced it\u00a0through contrasting color and medium. I am very glad his work was recognized.”<\/p>\n

To see some of Alejandro’s Vines go to: Alejandro Bonilla Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Detail<\/a>
Detail from Jennifer-Lynn Vasquez’s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Year of the Rabbit
\nArtist:<\/strong>\u00a0Jennifer Lynn Vasquez<\/a>
\nMedium:<\/strong>\u00a0Oil Painting
\nInstructor:<\/strong>\u00a0John Nickle<\/p>\n

\u201c’Year of the Rabbit’ was part of Jenifer\u2019s series of Chinese New Year images,” says Professor Nickle. “In this piece, Jennifer balances humor and tradition. She used a classic painting method with a lot of finely rendered detail, and decoration.”<\/p>\n

\"Detail<\/a>
Detail of Jennifer Talkachov’s “Topiary Pattern”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Topiary Pattern
\nArtist:<\/strong>\u00a0Jennifer Talkachov<\/a>
\nMedium:<\/strong>\u00a0Digital
\nInstructor:<\/strong>\u00a0Daniel Shefelman<\/p>\n

“Jennifer <\/a>has a delicate traditional pen and ink style and is interested in creating patterns,” says Professor Shefelman. “For this assignment she chose to work in pen and ink, then scan into the computer to change and add color. It’s worth a zoom in on her images to see the meticulous detail lovingly drawn on the topiaries.”<\/p>\n

\"Detail<\/a>
Detail of Nicolette Pasumbal’s “Vet Mechanic”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Vet Mechanic
\nArtist:<\/strong>\u00a0Nicolette Pasumbal
\nMedium:<\/strong>\u00a0Digital
\nInstructor:<\/strong>\u00a0John Nickle<\/a><\/p>\n

“‘Vet Mechanic’ is part of Nicolette\u2019s series of curiously offbeat, imagined characters in their environments,” says Professor Nickle. “She first rendered ‘Vet Mechanic’ using an additive and subtractive method with ink on scratchboard. She then finished the piece by digitally adding colors and textures.”<\/p>\n

To see more Nicolette’s “Greed” from Pandora’s Box go to:\u00a0Misery loves company in the Pomerantz Center<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Detail<\/a>
Detail of Daniel Scanno’s “Falling”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Falling
\nArtist:<\/strong>\u00a0Daniel Scanno<\/a>
\nMedium:<\/strong>\u00a0Pencil, Photoshop
\nInstructor:<\/strong>\u00a0Stephen Gardener<\/a><\/p>\n

“I have to give all the credit to Danny <\/a>on this one,” said Prof. Gardener. “We discussed the project and I gave a little direction and told Danny <\/a>to look at the recent paintings by Greg Manchess who was working with a similar theme. Danny <\/a>came to class with the project fully worked out; I could only be impressed.”<\/p>\n

\"Detail<\/a>
Detail of Meagan Meli’s “Sisters”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Sisters
\nArtist:<\/strong>\u00a0Meagan Meli<\/a>
\nMedium:<\/strong>\u00a0Egg tempera
\nInstructor:<\/strong>\u00a0Eric Velasquez<\/a><\/p>\n

“Meagan Meli<\/a> was in my Book Illustration class last year. She has a keen interest in medical illustration specifically medical oddities. She\u00a0wrote the text and illustrated the images with beautifully rendered drawings for her book project ‘Atlas Obscura: Medical Oddities.’ In Book Illustration II she painted 11 of the interiors including ‘Sisters’ (above). The interior illustrations are meticulously painted using egg tempera. I\u00a0feel very fortunate to have had such a talented and ambitious student like Meagan<\/a>. Her dedication set the tone for the rest of the class.”<\/p>\n

Read more about Meagan Meli’s work here:\u00a0In Meagan Meli\u2019s portfolio: A Forest Princess, Cyclops & Valentine<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Detail<\/a>
Detail of Eduardo Cuba’s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Waiting for the 1
\nArtist:<\/strong>\u00a0Eduardo Cuba<\/a>
\nMedium:<\/strong>\u00a0Photoshop
\nInstructor:<\/strong>\u00a0John Nickles<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWaiting For the One” was done for the Aliens Underground show that was in the Pomerantz Center lobby here at FIT. \u00a0“Eduardo <\/a>plays on a double entendre meaning of the word \u201daliens\u201d as he depicts space aliens waiting for the 1 train at the 28th<\/sup> St. subway station,” says Professor Nickles. “Eduardo <\/a>manages to capture the urban grit and grime of the subway.”<\/p>\n

FIT student illustrations will be on display in the Society’s museum from\u00a0May 10, 2016-June 04, 2016. For information about the opening repetition on May 13, go to:\u00a0<\/a>Society of Illustrators 2016 Student Scholarship Competition\u00a0reception<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information on our Illustration major go to: BFA Illustration<\/a><\/p>\n

Art work used with permission<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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