L I É V ’ S P O R T F O L I O

U N I V E R S I T Y O F E D I N B U R G H

E D I N B U R G H C O L L E G E O F A R T

L I E V @ L I F E I S A N I L L U S I O N . C O M

W W W . L I F E I S A N I L L U S I O N . C O M

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As I look back through the old pieces, pencil works, and other high school

and college ideas, I somehow recognize a thin thread running from what

I once considered ugly and formless, to what today I might perceive more

personally satisfying.

Throughout the thread, I highlight three moments of my artistic output.

F O R M E R L O G O

I started looking for the form, it was an errant stage, a wandering

and rambling moment of not knowing and exploring.

2 0 0 8 C O L L E G E T H E O R Y C L A S S N O T E S

2 0 0 9 C O L L E G E T H E O R Y C L A S S N O T E S

I felt I had an uncarved glyphic language inside, so I

seized every opportunity to decipher whatever it was.

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2 0 0 9 - C L A S S N O T E S

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Abstraction was too ambitious for me, I

began looking for a line.

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I . L O O K I N G F O R T H E F O R M | T H E L I N E

Beyond form and expression, I believe there is communication;

emotional work of art can be sometimes misunderstood and

pretentious. Graphic design, for sure, simplifies interpretation, it

works with the sign, with text. Studying it helped me appreciate

the meaning of visual synthesis. Looking for the sign was my

second moment.

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I like storytelling through image and text.

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Drawing gives me the simple pleasure of drawing itself. Graphic design helps me

to systematically relate image and text. But true unification of both dimensions, I

believe, manifests itself smoothly on illustration. With the word and the image

experience, I am now thoroughly seeking for voice and meaning.

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