Continuing the Art of Play
February 2, 2022
Artist: Andrea D'Aquino
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Andrea D’Aquino has always resisted labels like “art director”, “illustrator”, “graphic designer”, or “writer”, and finds herself happiest straddling the line between all those things. She was officially a senior art director for advertising agencies on the east and west coast of the USA. After doing time for clients like Giorgio Armani, The New York Times, and countless others, she became an independent “creative”. All the while, she gained experience in every medium from print, film and video to digital, and collaborated with world-class photographers, film directors and editors, illustrators and the occasional evil dictator.
Despite numerous awards from The Art Director’s Club, Communication Arts, etc….she became increasingly frustrated by the mountain of ideas that ended up in the garbage pail for one reason or another, and turned back to her childhood interests of drawing, painting and making pictures.
In the few years, her work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and the Type Director’s Club. Her ability to dream up projects such as short stories, operas, films and public sculpture – yet not follow through on them remains unparalleled. EscapeIntoLife.com
Warm-up
Grab some old work you have saved or create some new pages before class. These will be pieces you are willing to cut up. You may use paint, markers, colored pencils, collage, or mixed media!
We will take these pages and cut them up creating 2-3 new pieces. You may add drawing, painting, etc. to complete your pieces.
Please review all examples of Andrea D'Aquino's work, from abstract, textile collaborations, book illustrations, and personal projects on Instagram of pure-play.
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Project
The project will continue with a larger piece. Ideas to be considered are an abstract piece, a still life, a landscape, an animal, a person, or an illustrated book cover or page from a favorite book.
Books
Additional Artwork
Red Bike
Woodland Creature
Blow Dry Lion
Red Music
Upside Down Gardener
Bathers
Assorted Special Projects
Recruitment poster for the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance.
SPECIAL PROJECT • CAPSULE COLLECTION
A collaboration with Italian fashion brand iBlues. I developed a range of art used on textiles on a Spring collection.
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