Nowadays as a designer, I have come across a few clients who say to me they are not very good at colours or anything artsy. From experience, I tell them design is sometimes about what you don't like and when we can identify that, we can start on what u do like by doing the opposite of what you don't. This is something I learnt from a very good friend and is something I draw upon for inspiration whenever I encounter a roadblock in work as well as in life in general.
Something I have pondered my whole life when people tell me they can't draw, how is that possible? Anybody can draw, you just get a pen, paper and start. You can draw something ugly but it is still drawing. Sometimes the whole point is not about creating something beautiful but getting what's inside out on paper.
I have been looking at lots of art lately, drawing motivation and inspiration. And have seen alot of great stuff, found lots of strong pieces with very evocative subject matter. Found new favorites like Banksy, Kidzoom, James Jean to name a few. But I have found the kind of stuff that really appeals to me tend to be really abstract, organic, somewhat peaceful to look at. Like Dylan Martorell which I have posted before and another artist with similar yet different style - Nathan Gray. Beautiful stuff. Love the colourful origami sculptures that look like alien flowers. These pieces are strange to look at yet very strangely natural and homely for me. Hmm... Is that a good enough reason to like something?
