Headed by Steve Mays with several guest speakers, this week's symposium regarded Illustration and the many fields that this art practice expands into. Illustration, while commonly thought of just the simple practice of drawing, has grown to encompass many purposes, including public consumption, journalism, politics, corporations, and more. Illustration has grown past the boundaries of medium, allowing it to be created by almost everyone using anything. Most illustrations are meant to capture fleeting moments through formalist notions that are inherently lyrical. The visual manifestation of poetry, illustration is boundless and transitory.
Besides being personal expressions of style and visual poetry, illustration is a highly commercialized business. Illustrations appear in countless amounts of merchandise including calendars, corporate projects, government service projects, greeting cards, newsletters, in-house publications, and more. Despite the infinite range of products that illustration can serve, the most important aspects that affect illustration constantly remain perspective and lighting. While perspective can literally be defined to discuss the visual perspective of the artwork, it is also relevant in terms of the artist's vision and style. A lucrative tool, personal style can be used to define and artist's repertoire and allow them to be noticed within the artistic community.
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