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Yu might not know the brand name Marüshka, but if you lived in the United States in the 1970s or ’80s, chances are its imagery is emblazoned in your brain. You may have blankly stared at a Marüshka silkscreen-on-canvas print while waiting at a doctor’s office, in a hospital, or at a corporate headquarters.
Starting in 1974, the Michigan-based company Marüshka produced ready-to-hang wall art in a bold, simple graphic style that evoked Japanese woodblock prints, Pop Art, and Mid-Century Modern textiles by Alexander Girard, who designed for the firm Marimekko. At Marüshka, linen or cotton canvas would be silk screened by hand, stretched, and fitted to a wood frame, and then sold for $24 apiece.the idea was making art accessible to the public. Many could afford to by and display this type of art, “It was a cheap way for people to decorate, really,” Smith says. “A lot of them ended up in hotels, public buildings, or hospitals. Dick couldn’t see any reason why art would have to be expensive and why it would have to be framed. A big part of his concept was to avoid the expense of framing. He preferred how it looked anyway, more simple than frilly.” Marushka art prints are very iconic even thou the subject matter changes. the reason for this is that the imagery adheres to some art characteristics.
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Project
Inspired by Marüshka,and Japanese floral art we are going to create a nature themed graphic. The art will follow and adhere to the characteristics of Marüshka; Bold coloring
Smooth Graphic Shapes, and simplistic/ generalization of subjects. This project will reinforce the pen tool in illustrator and look to strengthen your use of pulling curves.
Smooth Graphic Shapes, and simplistic/ generalization of subjects. This project will reinforce the pen tool in illustrator and look to strengthen your use of pulling curves.
Step one:
Pick a high resolution nature photograph. consider branches and flowers.
Pick a high resolution nature photograph. consider branches and flowers.
Step two:
In Photoshop prep your photo
In Photoshop prep your photo
- delete the background
- duplicate the blossom or the detail piece
- use threshold and cutout
Step Three:
bring image to illustrator
bring image to illustrator
- begin peining out the background shape , the branch or stem etc
- add layers and continue to add the detailed piece
- make sure to keep your lines and shapes smooth
Student work
AssignmentInspired by Marüshka,and Japanese floral art we are going to create a nature themed graphic. The art will follow and adhere to the characteristics of Marüshka; Bold coloring
Smooth Graphic Shapes, and simplistic/ generalization of subjects. This project will reinforce the pen tool in illustrator and look to strengthen your use of pulling curves. |
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