Please Read John Hendrix, This is Culture.
In a few sentences discuss the article. Consider questions like:
What does Hendrix Define Illustration as?
What does he mean when he calls illustration a “powerful, profound, and unpretentious shaper of our visual lives” ?
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Hendrix views illustration as storytelling and a form of communication. He defines illustrators as contributors and shapers of culture. The work illustrators do acts as a springboard for so many things, whether it bringing to life our favorite children’s book character or starting an important dialog. Hendrix calls illustration a “powerful, profound, and unpretentious shaper of our visual lives”. Illustration is very accessible and we are surrounded by its influence whether we seek it out or not.
The article is about Hendrix and how he defines Illustration. He describes it as communication and storytelling. Hendrix called Illustration a “powerful, profound, and unpretentious shaper of visual lives”. What he meant was that we as artist are able to create something that can influence the world with our art. Along with changing peoples views we are also changing the lives of the people that see our illustrations. The power of being able to give life to a story.
Hendrix points out that some dragged out names of titles that people have are actually much simpler and have an unexpected truth behind them. He wants people to understand that illustration is communication and that it is not just the basic things that people label it as. He doesn’t want other people in our field to always be seen as the next competition but, as potential partners. We Illustrators are contributors!
Hendrix indicates that our culture misunderstands the job of illustrators, and the fact that illustrators cannot solidly outline the importance of illustration. He points out that illustration is about communicating with our world through storytelling. Illustrators are artists that mold and contribute to our cultural experience through magazines, comics and movies. Much of the visual images that we encounter are derived from a story.
Hendrix’s perception of illustration is exactly as I have come to see it in recent years. Its no longer about just drawing or a career to feel embarrassed about; its our everyday life. He notes that we are a culture because we are providing to every day life consumption, as he provided with his examples, such as bringing a character from a novel to life and even leaving our footprints in history books. Reading this article has made me even prouder of the career choice I’ve made and hope to leave my mark in it.
Hendrix defines illustration as more than just art. Its growing to be a very important part in all of our lives. He mentions that with everything going onto screens images are becoming a valuable asset. Everything illustrators do doesn’t just affect the art community. It affects every person who reads the New Yorker or reads children books to their kids every night before bedtime. Illustration is everywhere. That’s why sometimes people don’t take an illustrator as a career. When we see an illustration we don’t think about the person behind it. We just look for the message within the illustration.
Hendrix’s definition of illustration is that it is not just images or style but storytelling and communication. He says that by illustrating we are telling something to the world. All around us are more and more screens and surfaces and thus the need for images is increasing because we are a very visual in our lives. Illustration can be interpreted differently and a single image can shape a persons opinion so it is a very powerful way we shape our lives. I agree with what Julie said in that we should not feel embarrassed about this field anymore since it is so important and has such an impact.
I agree with John Hendrix’s observation and thoughts on the career of being and illustrator as a whole. I think that we as illustrators should not censor ourselves and not look to be better than the next person. Instead I think that we should come together and work together to bring out the messages and stories that we are trying to produce because this is our culture. Illustration has a big impact with society today since most things are visually based.
John Hendrix defines illustration as a way of communication and storytelling. Hendrix wants people to understand that illustration is more than just drawing a picture, publishing it, and getting payed. Illustration is more undarstanding what the image can accomplish and how it can approach the entire world.
John Hendrix is an illustrator and he wants other illustrators to more confident and know what their work is and also for the people that are interested in the work to know what it is. He also explains that illustrations could be made and designed differently from others and it could have an impact on society.
Illustration is a communication. It’s not about the way or method we work on, it’s about the idea or concept that we try to express. Sending the messages that we want through the images we created, show them to the public and receive feedback. Illustration can be simple or complex, but I think it is something that has visual impacts to people. It’s a creation combines illustrators’ ideas,imaginations and the message itself; not only show people what they see from the illustration, but also make people to think, to imagine, and to go deeper beyond the image itself.
Hendrix defines illustration as a form of communication; from the artist to the world. He believes every illustrator has a different view point of the world and should be able to be respected without thinking about another illustrator as competition. Also, he believes that everybody has something valuable to bring to the table when it comes to contributing to the culture and people shouldn’t be alienated because of their approach on a concept.
Excellent analysis class! Each of you has really taken the time to read the article thoroughly. Nice Job!
I’m from another part of the world and from a different culture, respectively. In our discourse, illustrators, artists and all the people of art in general have always been part of the elite, because they could earn more and, accordingly, live better. We did not have such a difference of opinion in relation to artists, depending on in which area they work.
Irina- it is reallt interesting to hear your unique perspective on our field. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and point of view.
Hendrix shows his illustration as a form of communication to tell a different story with each illustration he does. It also catches the viewer or readers eyes to understand his concept or idea behind it.
Hendrix sees and defines illustration as a way of communication. A way of telling a story and expressing ourselves , but mostly that illustration makes us unique and who we are.