Al Ain Airshow Artworks

Another illustration I did for the Al Ain Airshow event is this retro collage. Inspired by the "Maximalism" trend and the hours I spent reading and digesting art noveau style by Mucha and its more modern advocates like British painter Chris Ofili and Japanese artist Takashi Murakami I did this with an upbeat mood. Hoping the "traditional" event would welcome a modern approach even just through its advertising.

The "kid with airplane" saved my day, after searching for pictures that would complement the collage. I remembered the movie "Armageddon" when the kids went running with their toy planes after NASA with its shuttles and crews saved the world from an impending global catastrophe. The image also kinda reminds me of the Liberty statue, that somehow adds a little monumental feeling.

Here done, with the layout for the press.

Para naman may art related akong post for this month let me put up this work I did for Al Ain Aerobatic show. It's an ad for a kids magazine, Majed. I used Painter X, which is getting to be my favorite illustration tool now, and Adobe Illustrator CS2 for layout.

Barca Barca Barca Goaaal!

Whoah! This is how busy I am. Imagine it's my birthmonth pa naman and I don't have anything to post. However, I guess all is not late.

I am now a Barca fan. It's how they call, or 'we' (ehem) call FC Barcelona football club from Spain. It is also the team where the famous Brazilian player (now Spanish) Ronaldinho plays for. Moreover, it is also here where 'one of the best forward' the game has ever produced now plays, the former Arsenal ace Thierry Henry.

Barca is technically the strongest team now in world football. Feared, revered and if possible avoided. But it's not the credentials I've mentioned above that made me a fan. Rather, it was the club's history. 

Did you know that FC Barcelona had a Filipino player way back 1912? Actually he played for more than a decade for Barca. And man, he is not just an ordinary player mind you. He is the all time leading scorer in the club's history. Scoring 357 goals in 357 games. Isn't that an extraordinary feat? Mga kababayan... introducing the man... the legend... the Filipino... Paulino Alcantara.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/jugadors_de_llegenda/alcantara.html

Well there it is... I guess this will preoccupy my time for a while.

I always want to be the underdog, but after cheering on Barca yesterday and saw Almeria crumble 2-0 with goals each from Barca's new star Henry and the ever reliable Messi, who wouldn't like to be with the best (llamado, 'di ba?)