Fun findings

I was waiting for my friend at Victoria Station and I thought I could kill some time by browsing the magazine shelf in the WHSmiths, just because she was taking ages and I didn't want to look like a loner standing amongst the sea of people on my own. There was something intriguing about the youthful vibrancy and the warmth of the hand-rendered texture of the child-like illustration that made me appreciate the blocks of primary colours, an adaptation of Mondrian.

Cami Ortega

And then I eventually approached these dainty pastel feminine dreamy drawings. Whether it was the natural rosy palette of the hues, or the consistent incorporation of floral prints, the blushed pretty doll faces or the large globular hair, there were elements that portrayed me as a character. I felt connected with these drawings in a sense that these drawings exposed  my interests and style and how I am drawn to the visual interpretation of femininity. There isn't a fixed visual interpretation of femininity as that differs according to the preference of each person but I feel quite comforted when I see something that compliments and comprehends my identity. The rounded shapes that construct the figures and objects, the sweet notes of strawberry pinks, the slight whisper of a pattern conjures a place of comfort, softness, sublimity, innocence and pleasure.

According to the interview, the artist is a 21 year old design student from Chile that started to publish her artwork through web platforms, she used to be ashamed of showing people her work but through illustration workshops she began to launch herself into the world of illustration. Camila mainly makes digital illustrations as she finds that she is too disorderly to create through physical media. She believes her work is largely poetic and she wishes anyone who sees to feel represented, how she represents herself. For someone studying graphic design, I'm vastly fascinated by illustration, but what I am fond of is the expressive texture of the hand-rendered and cursive typography combined that creates a personal and relatable visual that is easily accessible. Also how illustration can be involved in the graphic layouts of publication, magazine design and advertising. Every woman she represents is shown as she is; as she wants to be. But the neutral facial expression hides a secret, the true emotions of the women are ambiguous therefore in order to investigate the artists recommends to look beyond with the "naked eye".