Kristy's Gallery

Dancers and Calligraphy

These posters are created by Su Tsung-Hsiung (Jeffrey Su) from Taiwan. I found these posters at World Graphic Design book by Geoffrey Caban. These posters are parts of "the dialog between dancers and calligraphy" series which he created in 2002.

Inspiration behind the posters came from the intriguing body language of two young modern dancers and the tension in their movements. Su's design is a mixed of traditional and contemporary. He studied in an art school in Taiepei, Taiwan and he went to Graduate School of Visual Design in Tokyo, Japan. He said that a number of cultural, geographical and political factors have influenced the development of his design philosophy.

"Taiwan is a diverse and multicultural society as a result of its history of colonization by Holland and Japan and its proximity to the Chinese mainland. There has been a blending of chinese and westerb fashion and styles, and one positive result is the flexible and open-minded way in which designers think and practise."

Looking at the first poster, what attracted me right away was the color (I love the color!) and also the flow of the lines. We can see here that the designer is definitely utilizing the legato rhythm. The design is unified by repetition, color and continuation. It is assymetrical balanced by position. The emphasis is obviously on the dancers (by shape) and there is depth by overlapping.

The second poster, because of the hard lines, I think it has a staccato rhythm. The emphasis is also on the dancers (by shape) and it's unified by continuation and repetition.

So, how do you like them?

posted by Kristy Kusuma @ 9:59 PM