Pictoplasma Artist Three: Jon Burgerman

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The third artist I decided to research from the online Pictoplasma conferences was Jon Burgerman as I really liked the way they created characters from the use of abstract shapes created using various mediums. This was inspiring to me and I was interested by this concept to possibly explore the development of some characters using this method myself in the future.

Concept:

Burgerman likes to encourage mistakes and improvisation in art and this is clearly demonstrated within his illustrations, which I chose to reference from his Pictoplasma conference.

Visuals:

For the visuals I chose to research for Burgerman, the visuals in all 3 of the images are heavily abstract and playful, creating a childish appearance through the mediums and simplicity. The characters are created using abstract shapes from materials like paint, spray paint and water colours yet all remain recognisable as the work of Burgerman due to their over exaggerated googly eyes which I love!

I love how all of the characters utilise bright and bold colours and simplistic shapes regardless of their medium as they all create such different results which is interesting to see, I would be interested in experimenting in a similar way in the future, perhaps within a personal project.

Techniques and Production:

Image 1: Shows a page of characters created using watercolours.

Image 2: Shows a series of illustrations created using spray paint and then composited into a single illustration  

Image 3: Shows more of the process and the multiple different character bases set out on separate sheets of card using what appears to be either acrylics or watercolours.

Composition:

The first image appears more like an experimental page considering the placement and negative space around the right-hand side, whereas the second image has clearly been composited to display each of the illustrations in a more uniform manner using a grid-like format.  I like the third image as it shows the artist’s process which felt much more personal and interactive as a member of the audience. 




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