Proposed Project Question

Developing Practice

Contemporary Illustration

This is defined as: 

"implies modern, current, up to date, fashionable and present day, so peering too far back into a dim and distant past may draw into the frame images that today's audience would struggle to recognise or remember" - Lawraence Zeegan Crush

Contemporary illustration reflects the "voice of people" as described as Steven Heler, it tells us about social and cultural history. Many of these images are shown through the medium of cultural magazines.

Therefore studying the context of when such iconic works was produced is relevant because it affected what it had to say and how it was received by the general public. 

Iconic works

Iconic works include but not limited to are:

1965- Beetles sleeve for "Revolver" by Klaus Voormann

1969- "Yellow Submarine" peice for Beatles book "The Beatles illustrated lyrics"

1967- "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts club band" by Peter Blake 

1966's- Cover design for Oz magazine by Martin Sharp

1970s- Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"

1970's- Miles Davis albulm sleeve "Agharta"

1970's- Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Ian Beck

1970's- Sex Pistols "Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's the sex pistols"