Illustration Faculty Frank Olinsky is featured on Afterlife Boutique. You can read the article here.
Frank Olinsky is teaching Senior Thesis courses in the Illustration Program, this fall and spring semester.
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Illustration Faculty Robert Sikoryak Hosts CAROUSEL: Cartoons Slide Shows, Live Drawing and More!
Advance tickets & info:
www.dixonplace.org
(212) 219-0736
More info:
carouselslideshow.com(The Dixon Place Lounge is open before, during, and after the show. All proceeds directly support DP’s mission and artists.)
www.dixonplace.org
(212) 219-0736
More info:
carouselslideshow.com(The Dixon Place Lounge is open before, during, and after the show. All proceeds directly support DP’s mission and artists.)
Robert Sikoryak is teaching a Topics course in the Illustration program this spring.
Parsons Ranks High Among Top 20 East Coast Animation and Game Design Schools!
AMT’s Design and Technology and Illustration programs both get recognized at #3 in Animation Career Review’s Top 20 Animation and Game Design Schools on the East Coast list! This is great news for a school that is actively working to make our Game Design and Animation programs even stronger!
Check out the entry below, where our Communications Design and Graphic Design programs also get great acknowledgements, and see the full listing here.
Parsons students engaged in a 24-hour game jam. Photo from multiplayerblog.mtv.com
[Stop-motion animation by Illustration student So Jin Lee.]
Founded in 1896, Parsons The New School for Design is considered one of the world’s top design schools. The school holds the number 36 spot in U.S. News & World Report’s Fine Arts School Rankings; the Multimedia/Visual Communications program ranks number 8, and the Graphic Design program ranks number 10. Parson’s game design programs are also highly regarded in the academic world and the entertainment industry.
Home to around 5,000 students, five schools, and a large continuing studies division, Parsons offers a BFA and a MFA in Design & Technology with a Game Design focus. Program highlights include paid summer internships at some of New York’s top design and technology firms, Study Abroad opportunities at the Paris campus (est. 1921), and the Visiting Artists Series. All students are eligible to take seasonal courses or study for a semester or even a year in Paris. The Design & Technology with a Game Design focus is offered through the School of Art, Media, and Technology (AMT).
AMT also offers a BFA in Art, Media, and Technology where students can study Game Design, Illustration, and Visual Arts, and a BFA in Communication Design with an Interactive Core. In this program, students may study Animation and Motion Graphics, Computer Graphics, Interface Design, Graphic/Communication Design, Illustration, and more. The BFA in Illustration also allows students to focus on Animation and Motion Graphics, Drawing, Visual Arts, and even Toy Design. AMT also offers an AAS in Graphic Design.
Alumna Julie Pinzur Expands Her Textile Line
Julie Pinzur, Parsons Illustration alumna and founder and creative director of Mokuyobi Threads has expanded her line of textile products. Check out her new products and artwork here.
Illustration Inspiration!
No, this doesn’t really have to do with the Parsons Illustration Program, per say; only that this woman, Carolita Johnson, sent us a message on our Facebook page about her illustration in the NYT Sunday Book Review. She’s actually a Parsons School of Fashion alum, now working as a cartoonist at The New Yorker.
Carolita Johnson for nytimes.com
Her charming message was thus:
“I’m a Parsons alum, doing illustration and cartooning even though I graduated from the Fashion Department (I never pursued Fashion, though my “day job” is fit modeling with technical designers). Anyway, I just had an illustration in the New York Sunday Times Book Review, and I’m just so proud of it, and having no Parson’s art department to claim me, I thought I’d tell you about it. Here it is! (If Foundation Year could claim me, I’d love it. Best year of my life!)”
In the Parsons spirit of cross-program and cross-school exchange, I was happy to just give her illustration a shout out, but then I started to get curious about her work, and found this illustrated article: How To Become A Cartoonist in About 20 Jobs. If you want to read a real “New York” story, this is it. Live and learn readers!
Carolita Johnson for thehairpin.com
Carolita Johnson for thehairpin.com
Carolita Johnson for The New Yorker
8 Parsons Students Selected for the 3×3 Illustration Annual
Parsons Illustration students Kristen Davis, Katie Gross, Masuko Jo, Rachel Levit, Monica Ramos, Meghann Stephenson, Janet Sung, and Linnea Gad were selected by a distinguished jury to be included in the 3×3 Illustration Annual. It will be printed and distributed worldwide in hardcover this fall. Congratulations to them and their teachers!
Scroll down to view the 11 Selected works:
Kristen Davis, Go to the Devil, Junior Concepts, Sergio Ruzzier (faculty)
Katie Gross, Play Ball Part 1, Silkscreen, Scott Nobles (faculty)
Masuko Jo, Odori, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)
Rachel Levit, Sad Girls, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)
Monica Ramos, Human Hairstyles, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)
Meghann Stephenson, Wet and Dry, Junior Concepts, Sergio Ruzzier (faculty)
Janet Sung, City Murder, Junior Concepts, Guy Billout (faculty)
Linnea Gad, Series of four (clockwise from top left): Gentlemen of the Press Set, Celotex Office, Stasi Closet, MGM Property Department, Senior Thesis, Jordin Isip (faculty)
Illustration’s 2013 Senior Thesis Book!
After months of hard work all the student’s pieces have been culminated into this interactive and print form book. Down below is the link to download your own copy of the book. Simply ‘right click’ the navigate to ‘save link as’ and presto! You’ve got your own interactive copy of the Illustration Annual.
Enjoy! And happy summer everyone!
Student of the Week: Janet Sung
This week’s student of the week is Janet Sung. Although primarily an illustrator, Janet is also an animator and visual development artist.
Scroll down to view a sample of her work and artist statement:
Janet Sung, Textile Traders, Sketchbook Warehouse, George Bates
Janet Sung, Occupation, Senior Thesis 2, Todd Lambrix
Janet Sung, personal
Artist Statement:
I’m interested in the body; the body in an atmosphere and the idea of the gaze. My inspiration stems from my personal life, people I’ve met, sub-cultures, and games/film. I like to create moods in my work,whether it’s humorous, blissful, or a melancholic longing. I’m also interested in character, fantasy, and personal nostalgia. Primarily, I work digitally and with ink.
To see more of Janet’s work, be sure to check out her website at: janetsungart.com
Student of the Week: Justin Yoon
This week’s student of the week is Justin Yoon. Primarily a painter, Justin illustrates dreamy visions of psychedelic youth culture.
Scroll down to view a sample of his work and artist statement:
Justin Yoon, Love, Topics: Advanced Painting, Nathan Bond
Justin Yoon, Blue Dreams, Topics: Advanced Painting, Nathan Bond
Justin Yoon, Believe, Illustration Design Studio, Noel Claro
Artist Statement:
Heavily influenced by the ’70s, music, film, and youth culture, my work is about celebrating youth and it’s ephemeral nature. Conceptually, the passage of time and the unique make-up of one’s nostalgia are important to me. I want to portray a vivid, overwhelming period that young people go through in their lives; a feeling of lostness and a dazed, out of state mind. I utilize candy colored extreme fluorescents alongside homoerotic imagery to capture and admire youth at its most extreme. Most of my work is done in acrylic, but I will also sometimes use graphite, glitter, or digital media.
To see more of Justin’s work, be sure to check out his website at: justinyoon.com
Your Art Could Be Anne Hathaway’s Co-Star!
Song One Productions is looking for artwork to decorate a townhouse (presumedly belonging to Anne Hathaway’s character) for the film, “Song One.” They will not be able to compensate you for your work, but just imagine…Anne Hathaway fans will gaze up at your artwork on the silver screen, or on flatscreens from the comfort of their sofas for years to come!
Below are some examples of what they are looking for.
If you are interested, email madeline.s.manning@gmail.com with a few pictures or a link to an online portfolio.
Leslie Henkel in the AMT office will be in touch with a pick-up date, and an agreement from Song One Productions not to mangle your work.
Good luck!
