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| "Equipped with a basic foundation of graphic design, my approach blends design history and with current trends. Whether it is a swatch of fabric from seventies wallpaper or the smooth chrome hubcaps on a car, I am inspired by the world around me. “Retro meets tomorrow” is my motto when it comes to graphic design.
A major influence on the thought process behind my own work is Alphonse Mucha’s dream-like posters of the human figure surrounded by text. His work suggests this paradox between the corporeal world, with the figure representing the cerebral world, with text. I also find Paul Klee’s paintings and drawings interesting, both technically and conceptually. Klee’s work defines his technical skill in the precision of line with the concepts that are symbolic. Another designer I greatly admire is Ray Larabie, a typographer. His work clearly annunciates the pop culture phenomenon and carries it over in his own typefaces, adding his personal style with, specific design attributes."
-Samantha Adkins, Artist's Statement, May 2008 |
| CURRENTLY: I am working freelance for several companies locally. I graduated from Marshall University with my BA in Graphic Design, minoring in Sociology in May of 2008. You may download a copy of my resume. |
INFLUENCES: Alphonse Mucha, Paul Klee, Ray Larabie, M.C. Escher, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo,
Paul Rand, Monet, Art Nouveau, Surrealism, Naturalism, Chiaro-Scuro, Pop Art, assorted art movements through the fifties, sixties, and seventies; nearly everything from classical music to hard rock music, and endless amount of books (too many to name here). My influences come from everywhere in the world around me; I choose to take the designs and styles of yesteryear and bring them into the 21st Century with my own flair and taste. |
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"...The third upon my lips was folded down
In perfect, purple state; since when, indeed,
I have been proud and said, "My love, my own." |
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