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Society of Illustrator NY Selected
Victo Ngai
Honored to have six pieces in this year’s @soi128 Annual Competition
Many thanks to juries, my wonderful clients, ADs and agent @@morgangaynininc . Here are the works included-
⭐️ CRLand “Mixc World Launch
⭐️@johnniewalker#bluelabel"Pioneering City #HongKong Special Edition”
⭐️ FSI “Serving Fish"
⭐️@tordotcompub"Waiting on a Bright Moon”
⭐️ Private Commission “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”
⭐️@apple “Lucky Rooster #CNYcelebration”
(On a side note, pretty happy to see 2 out of 6 pieces are inspired from story of queer love.)
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Society of Illustrators 59
Victo Ngai
Very honored to have 5 singles and 1 series accepted into Society of Illustrators 59 annual competition this year, including a SILVER medal for “Clover”. Big thanks to the Society, the Jury, my AD Irene Gallo from Tor, Maria Keehan from Smithsonian Magazine, Len Small from nautilus, James Park from Black Dragon Press and the ad agency Alldayeveryday.
Making art and promoting art have been trivial these couple weeks after the presidential election but this piece of good news from society reminds me that art can be the best tool to bring people together, it’s a universal language that embraces all. I have never felt any adverse effect on my career for being a female minority, and I think I have taken that for granted. The current political climate has been a reality check, it reminds me that it’s very easy to hate and demonize, to thinking the world as “us” vs “ them”, while it takes the best of us to understand and empathize. I have been extremely lucky to be born at this time and be working in an industry and living in cities that’s very accepting. I need to remember that I am able to live the life I live now because of those who fought the battles before me, for me.
I want to thank Director Anelle Miller from Society for creating such a all-inclusive community and all the people I work with, and all the mentors I have along the way for treating me as an equal, professional illustrator even when I was a shrimp coming out of college. Thank you!
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The Swings
This was an editorial illustration based on the concept of something like an alternate route or taking a different path. It was inspired by my favorite painting The Swing by Fragonard.
This piece made it into the Society of Illustrators student show!
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Chasing Stars
This illustration has been a total challenge for me; I’m quite happy with the result, so I hope you like it too :)
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Cazando Estrellas
Esta ilustración ha sido todo un reto para mí. Estoy muy contenta con el resultado después de tantas horas de trabajo, así que espero que os guste :)
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I’m excited to be running another session of the IDEATION LAB this spring
https://gum.co/PTheM
Why?
Because you want to make a life out of pursuing your ideas, and speaking your creative voice through your images.
Because great ideas aren’t pulled from the ether, they are harvested from your labors.
Most importantly- no one else is teaching this stuff and ideas are the most important part of what you’ll do as a creative.
How?
I’ll share specific approaches that teach you to utilize client projects as opportunities for personal growth.Great ideas aren’t pulled from the ether. They are pursued, shaped and refined. The world of commercial art requires the professional visual artist, illustrator, animator and designer to work within the confines of time, space, audience and content. The IDEATION Lab introduces a specific methodology for generating authentic ideas within the limitations of commercial projects. Discovered and put to use through my career as an illustrator, artist, writer, and as founder of Legendeer, this program outlines an explanation of the problems that we face, and delivers a specific process by which to solve them. I have shared and refined the principles of this course over years of teaching professionals and students across disciplines as varied as illustration, animation, design, painting, gaming, comics, science fiction, fantasy, fashion, business, dance, advertising, editorial, and illustrated books.
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