When it comes to science art, most of us immediatly think about super realistic and complex illustrations. But what if it doesn’t have to be like that?
That’s what Charley Harper thought.
At a time when science art was all about illustrations that faithfully represented the real world’s tinest details, Charley gave us a new point of view.
He calls himself an artist-naturalist and dedicated his career to illustrate the wildlife. However, he didn’t do it the way people were used to. Check out Charley’s style:
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Charley’s work has a bit of humor and a much simpler dash that takes into account only relevant information. His sense of life and shapes with a little twist guaranteed a huge repercussion. This is how he became a reference in the science art world.
Som Charley selv sier, var han den eneste av de ville kunstnerne som aldri ble sammenlignet med Audubon – one of the greatest talents in science art.
Budskapet er klart: Det er ingen grunn til å komplisere ting. Hver eneste strek har et formål og må være tilsiktet.
His illustrations desmystifies the idea that only highly elaborated figures have a shot at the scientific world. Instead, they prove that enkelt og funksjonelt fungerer like bra.
Alle disse illustrasjonene får oss til å tenke litt videre:
Do you take a moment to ask yourself about what you are investing your time in? How many times do you think about relevance writing a paper? Or bulding up a graph? What about your figures?
Charley’s insight teaches us to meaningfully think and act. Hvis du får meldingen uten den, hvorfor skal du da ha den?
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