Steem Cartoon : Our Next Major Project
Urban Sketching
This is the next big step towards approaching the art community around the world and we are embracing it. This project is called Urban Sketching. To those that are unacquainted with this concept here are some sample of the work by urban sketchers.
The way urban sketchers work is by their visuals through art. The show the world, one drawing at a time. It is another form of photography but with a few twist. This twist comes in the form of interpretation by the artist. This interpretation is not a direct copy of the image unlike a photograph. There is a strong element of artistic flair in the work of an urban sketcher.
Sketching as a Bridge of Culture
There is more to sketching than just mere production of an art work. Usually the sketchers involves buildings and subjects that an urban sketcher will meet during his/her travel. During these travels, the art becomes a bridge that closes the gap between cultures.
Urban sketching is also a very simple and inexpensive hobby. One only need a pencil, watercolour and a piece of paper.
Why Choose Urban Sketching
In drawing of cartoons and comics, every artists is strongly influenced by their respective culture. We find that Hong Kong artist express their art differently from their western counterpart. Malaysian artist on the other hand in the likes of Datuk Lat and Ujang chooses to use local culture and local tradition as their showcase of identity. This does not differ far from Urban Sketching. The art that is produced is a a tool to spread a local culture and promote the identity of the location. There is a closer connection between the artist and the locality that forms the subject of the art piece.
Urban Sketching in Steemit
Our first thought of this idea was immediately a positive one. The idea of selling and promoting a country through individual interpretation and reduced into and artwork is a very tempting concept. Almost instantaneously appealing. We are hopeful that the urban sketching will find their platform in Malaysia and also our community as their launchpad.
credit to @zomagic
Nice tho !
Thx bro
I appreciate owsum work .and very strong will power to stuff like this
Malaysia has a lot of talent and it will be exciting to see a platform built for them to express themselves!
Need breed of artist...everyday person...could be a hawker or politician
I think @aura and @orenisme should be good in urban sketching.
Urban sketching X Bridge project :)
wow, you do that as well? that is so cool...iconic
yea, I used Samsung tab 10.1 :)
impressive
Thanks, will share more stuffs later on :)
bila bro nak asah wacom kasi tajam ni..we will be waiting.. :)