Expressionism.

the first workout since I changed the field.

it is hard to understand what the Art is, and what the illustration is...

but.. keep trying.. you know..

the Rationale.. is below.

- Leviathan.

The poster presents a scene of the Leviathan. As the novel, Moby Dick has two main structures;

the captain Ahab and the white whale Moby Dick, I want to emphasize the two

main characters on the poster.

First, the tail of a whale is used as a metaphorical expression to be a bookmark that is directly

related to a book. It is an important key to intimate the relation between the book

and Lara Hazelton.

Second, Captain Ahab who is the main character of the novel is expressed on the cover of

the book. Not only shows his obsession with killing Moby Dick, but it also represents

Lara’s obsession to be a successful doctor.

A gradation effect has been chosen to emphasize the book and the tail by using brighter

colour near the object and darker near the corner. The color effects play a decisive role to

determine overall mood of the poster as hope and despair co-exist.

I also used medium-rough brush strokes technique to express the stream of Expressionism.

The brush strokes are the key factor of the Expressionism.

In conclusion, I combined all the contents; colors, patterns and mood to present my artwork

as the Expressionism art work.