Andri Sheittani

MA Art & Design

Illustration

Statement

My project explores in depth eight Greek mythological creatures, Minotaur, Cerberus, Hydra, Unicorn, Hippocampus, Chimera, Gryphon and Pegasus. Memories from the past let me decide my theme. Past memories and books from the school trigger me to this theme. Through this project I desired to give emphasis on the story, plot, symbolism and all the small details of Greek mythological creatures. My aim was to create a book that children’s can explore their dreams and activate their imagination though the visuals. The combination of the different kind of methods, materials and creativity gave different feelings to the visuals of the book. A series of collages and 3D scenes help me built the book with splendidly results, giving contrast, texture and shadows. Each environment is reliant on the research of each creature living and character. The colourfulness photographs of the scenes help me build the book that could be also educational for the children’s.