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Fleetwood Mac, Tango In The Night (Album Cover):

This piece of illustration was inspired by the artist, Henri Rousseau. A 19th century French painter who often painted jungle like fantasy works. This mesmerising scene has been used on the cover of Fleetwood Mac's album, 'Tango In The Night'. The theme of this piece is conjunctive with many of the songs in the album which provide an exotic and almost fairytale feel. I personally find it very successful as I'm incredibly drawn to the detail in this image. I feel as though it effectively consumes ones attention in an intriguing way that will in the end, help sell what is essentially a product. 

I'm not normally attracted to this genre of illustration/art but there is a beauty in the delicateness of how it's rendered that really gets me. Small details such as the sparkles dotted subtly around the image generate a feeling of wonder. 

Ben Newman, Read Between The Lines (Childrens Book):

This series of illustrations by Ben Newman are seen in one of his children's books. Through his playful manner he has explored and developed something as mundane as a piece of lined paper into a whole narrative. I think one of the main purposes of this work is to engage children with their imaginations, not only children but adults too. The fact that this highly imaginative work was created by an adult shows that we do all have the capacity for creativity. I struggled to find much information about it as a product specifically, but I would imagine that it would be a highly successful piece as a children's book, due to the simplicity and understandability of the shapes and colours. Those aspects of it are what appeal to me greatly. I also find its narrative to be easily digestible, which coupled with the fact it's a children's illustration, makes it a success. 

Edel Rodriguez, Der Spiegel (Magazine Cover):

This cover for the German magazine, Der Spiegel, was produced by the illustrator, Edel Rodriguez. I find that the boldness of both the shapes and colours, coupled with the issue addressed to be extremely daring. The manner through which Rodriguez conveyed his opinion is quite risky as there's a large chance many would be opposed to his take on the subject. However this is the aspect of the work that I find the most endearing. I find the bravery on his behalf very admirable. He shows no fear in brutally rendering a very sincere and current topic, that deserves attention/discussion. 

Sebastian Shwamm, Commercial Work: 

This piece was produced by Sebastian Shwamm, a Munich based illustrator who's work is extremely playful and somewhat abstract in it's interpretations of shape and colour. I couldn't find out exactly where this piece of his work was initially but I assume it was some sort of commercial piece. Instantly I'm attracted to the bright colours that are really brought out by the shapes he uses. Shwamm works mostly with vector art work on Illustrator which can be seen in the finish his work achieves. I find the weirdness of his interpretations of form and character to be really inspiring and something I'd like to achieve in my own work. He does not work with conventional features at all yet still manages to bring all of his mix matches together to create something brilliant. 

Rachel Levit, Commercial Work: 

This piece was produced by Levit for what I can only assume was a commercial piece of illustration. She has combined drawing with collage in a way that seems effortless. The image is really drawn together by the way in which she has intertwined these two methods of making. This piece doesn't seem to serve a particular function, at least not one that I am aware of. If I where to hazard a guess as to what she's trying to convey I'd probably assume that she's exploring femininity, maybe a loss of femininity which could be suggested by the manner in which the background seems to consume the woman and even become the foreground in places. Her simple and careful use of colour. I want to see more collage in my future work as I believe it will give me a much bigger scope to experiment and play.