Shape | Artist Study

Blexbolex | Although the example above has smaller embellishments, this practitioner works primarily with shape. I really like the colour schemes and use of halftones and subtle textures that can be found within print processes.

I usually think of shape as being only forms that are pure with smooth edges, however in this example the shapes have character to them - they show texture and layers and are quite imperfect which to me, balances out their synthetic appearance.

Kazumasa Nagai | I enjoy Nagai's work on both an aesthetic basis (the bold jarring colours, and intense patterns and shapes) and also because of the strange, otherworldly content. It's funny to me that these were posters used in an actual zoo. Similarly with the blexbolex illustration I've chosen, shape is used but in a way that isn't just perfect circles, squares, etc. (if that makes sense)