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Israeli illustrator Noma Bar cleverly uses negative space to create some thought-provoking illustrations, often with double meaning. His cool designs are so simple, yet so clever you can't fail to be impressed.

"An artist using "negative space" relies on the space that surrounds the subject to provide shape and meaning to the hidden images. Of course, the term also refers to any topic that conjures feelings of unease and discomfort," says the artist in his latest illustration design book called 'Negative Space'.

Born in 1973 in Israel, Noma graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art & Design in 2000. Since 2001, he has been working in London with a lot of big names and media outlets including Vodafone, Coca Cola, BBC, The Observer, The Economist, Wallpaper and many more. Bar's creative drawings have been used for over sixty magazine covers and he has published over 550 illustrations also releasing two books: ' Guess Who - The Many Faces of Noma Bar', in 2008 and ' Negative Space ' in early 2009.

Red Riding Hood

Swimmer

Gun Crime

Hoodies

Wish You Were Here

Pointed Sense

War and Peace

Shy Guy

Banged Up

Power To The Individual

Final Cut

Escape The Weather

Hunger

Tea For Two

Iraq Oil

Pensions & Property

Forgive Your Enemies

Bomb

Negative Space Book Cover

Business In War

Burka Ban

IBM: In India Tiny Loans Can Make Bigger Difference

IBM: Now Food Can Tell You How Fresh It Is

IBM: Drivers Can See Traffic Jams Before They Happen

Kenny

More Or Less

Great Jones Street

If you like the cool drawings and clever designs of Noma Bar, you might be interested in buying one of his books: Negative Space or Guess Who - The Many Faces of Noma Bar.

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Israeli illustrator Noma Bar cleverly uses negative space to create some thought provoking illustrations. His artworks are so simple, yet so clever you can't fail to be impressed. Born in 1973 in Israel, Noma graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art & Design in 2000.

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As creatives, most of us has been inspired by the words of famous persons that influence our career, lifestyle and even our perspective in life. These quotes motivate us from time to time to the extent that we even print and post some of them whether on our desks, workstations or hang them on walls as posters.

Malaysia-based graphic designer, Tang Yau Hoong utilize the idea of creating posters out of our favorite quotes. His project called "The Quote Illustration Project" showcases a series of posters featuring some popular quotes interpreted through simple but meaningful illustrations accompanied by good choice of typography.

We got the chance to talk to Tang and ask him few questions about this particular project and his creative process. Check out the short interview below:
YTD: Hi Tang! How are you and how's Malaysia?
TANG: Hi! I'm fine. Thank you. It is hot here.

YTD: Give us a little background about your work in graphic design.

TANG: I am a 28 years old visual artist/ illustrator/ graphic designer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I hope to make graphics that spark the viewer. As a graphic designer I try to convey messages visually. I like simplistic works and will always try to make my illustrations as simple as possible. Having said that, I do not limit myself to certain style or medium and I always try to create something fresh and express my idea in a creative way.

YTD: One of the many interesting projects you've done that amazes us is "The Quote Illustration Project". How did you come up with the idea of combining famous quotes with your illustrations?
TANG: Most of them are old illustrations that I redrew to match the style I was looking for and the meaning of the corresponding quote. One day, I was browsing these old designs again and thought of giving them new lifes so here is the result. The only unpublished illustration is Steve Jobs which triggered the project.

YTD: Can you share us your creative process? From where did you start?

TANG: There is nothing secret. Basically I do a lot of thinking, sketching and brainstorming to get new ideas. To me, a good idea is the result of evolution.
YTD: What are the tools you used?
TANG: I use graphic tablet for final artwork. Before that I do a lot of sketching and doodling in my sketchbook for brainstorming.
YTD: Which of them is your most favorite?
TANG: At the moment my personal favorite is "Light painter".
YTD: Is there any other famous quote in your mind you hope to illustrate in the future?
TANG: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"
But I'm not sure if I am going to illustrate this one.
YTD: Are there prints, merchandise and other products from those illustrations? Where can we get some?
TANG: Some of my work including the quote project are available as art prints on my shop.
YTD: Any future plans for the project? TANG: I might continue to make more quote illustrations and see how it goes. There is no planning at the moment yet.
Check out Tang's website for more information or his Behance portfolio to see more of his cool projects.

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The Quote Illustration Project by Tang Yau Hoong

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As creatives, most of us has been inspired by the words of famous persons that influence our career, lifestyle and even our perspective in life. These quotes motivate us from time to time to the extent that we even print and post some of them whether on our desks, workstations or hang them on walls as posters.

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Another short synopsis of the primary artist

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Self taught illustrator born and based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I love to play with negative space and illusion in my artwork. My illustrations are mostly conceptual, surreal and minimalist. Since 2007, I have gone freelance working with clients globally in various fields ranging from editorial, advertising, t-shirt, poster, book cover, print and etc.

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Name/Age:
Tang Yau Hoong/ 25

Website:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/

Background/Education:
I never had any professional training in art and design. Instead, I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Why/How Did you get into design?:
I think i am really into art and design and trying to make a living at it even though I could get myself an engineering job much easier.
After graduated, together with a friend, I did some hand silk screened t-shirts for sale. Everything started from zero and it was just some sort of hobby stuff and we didn't do this for long until I found out some online t-shirt design contests and started to take part. It was my first win at Threadless.com that brought up the thought of making a living from drawing and taking this into serious consideration. This might be the first time I wanted to get into the career of an artist/ designer.

Favorite Project(s) that you have done:
I haven't have many opportunities to be involved in some really exciting projects. Most of my freelance work are art directed by clients and I can hardly say they are my best since the theme and concept were already provided. My favorites work would be some of my own illustrations which I submitted to contests and a few of them should be coming out very soon! Do check my flickr folio if you have time, it has my most complete gallery.

Influences/Inspirations:
As I didn't go to any designing course I am pretty much influenced by the daily things and stuffs around me. Ever since I started taking part in online t-shirt designing contests, I have been surfing the internet for inspiration and this is by far my major learning process. Some of the artists that I am quite heavily influenced by are The Head of States, Frank Chimero, Nick Dewar, James Joyce, Luke Best, Josh Keyes, Paul Blow, Pietari Posti, Christoph Niemann, The Small Stakes, Emiliano Ponzi and many more.

How would you describe your Style:
This is hard to say, as I love doing more than one style. I always tend to create some conceptual based illustrations. I actually find hand drawn and clean vector quite 'compatible' as I think these two different approaches could be combined perfectly and the result is really fresh to me. Instead of describing my drawing style, it would be easier to define my work in terms of theme and concept, and they would be illusion, nature, universal and conceptual.

Is this your full-time gig?
I don't think I have fully established myself as a professional artist/ designer but at this moment I have no day job and my income are purely from freelance illustrations. So the answer should be, yes. Anyone who happen to read this, please get in touch if you like my work!

One Piece of Advice:
Learn, practice, think, and work hard. Be confident about your work.

Favorite Medium:
Ink and paper, watercolor.

Favorite Band at the Moment:
Not really listening to a lot of music recently, some of my all time favorites are Sigur Ros, Mum, Mogwai, Coldplay, The Strokes, Radiohead, The Arcade Fire, Belle and Sebastian, Club 8, Kings of Convenience, etc.

Favorite Clothing Line:
My fave would be Uniqlo from Japan, also 2k by Gingham, Rockwell, Youreyeslie, Sixpack.

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Name/Age: Tang Yau Hoong/ 25 Website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ Background/Education: I never had any professional training in art and design. Instead, I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Why/How Did you get into design?: I think i am really into art and design and trying to make a living at it even though I could get myself an engineering job much easier.

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Created in conjunction with a poetry book titled "失去論" with poet eL.

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Tang Yau Hoong and eL, 失去論-EL, 2013, Digital Illustration

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Tang Yau Hoong and eL, 失去論-EL, 2013, Digital Illustration

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Tang Yau Hoong and eL, 失去論-EL, 2013, Digital Illustration

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Tang Yau Hoong and Crystal Chan, Bird, 2012, Digital Book Cover Illustration

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Tang Yau Hoong and Crystal Chan, Bird, 2012, Digital Book Cover Illustration

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For the March 22, 2014 Issue of Science News Magazine. Tackles addiction.

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Tang Yau Hoong, Science News, 2014, Digital Illustration

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Tang Yau Hoong, Science News, 2014, Digital Illustration

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Kylie Stillman, Artist - Melbourne Australia. Best known for her book sculptures and woodcarvings, Stillman uses scalpel blades, jigsaws, sewing materials and drills to alter objects and carve negative spaces that depict ‘signs of life’. Birds, plant life and the artist’s own scribbles are frequentl

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Filtering modern art and craft traditions through her own inventive sensibility, Melbourne-based artist Kylie Stillman transforms common materials into divine works of art. Her sculptures reveal a dexterous ability to work with a range of materials, from paper stacks and timber constructs to outdated book volumes and ballpoint pens. Not many artists make art by taking the subject away, but for Stillman this is the secret. When working with books, each sheet of paper is painstakingly carved by hand with a scalpel to create forms that emerge in absence.

Stillman completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts with honours at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in 1999. She has since held several solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows, including Wonderland, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei (2012), Size of Life, Gippsland Art Gallery (2010), Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia (2008), Snap Freeze: Still Life Now, Tarrawarra Museum of Art (2007), The Informal Garden, Gertrude Contemporary (2005) and Uncanny: The Unnaturally Strange, Artspace, Auckland (2005). Stillman has been awarded Australia Council for the Arts studio residencies in New York (2009) and Milan (2006) and she has been commissioned to create large-scale artworks for Hermes Australia (2011) and Westpac Banking Group (2010).

To view available works, visit our website stockroom pages. To view works from the artist's oeuvre visit our website artist pages.

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Stillman completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts with honours at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1999. She has since held several solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows, including Wonderland, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, 2012, Size of Life, Gippsland Art Gallery, 2010, Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2008, Snap Freeze: Still Life Now, Tarrawarra Museum of Art, 2007, The Informal Garden, Gertrude Contemporary, 2005 and Uncanny: The Unnaturally Strange, Artspace, Auckland, 2005.

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Kylie Stillman Webinar Interview with Town Hall Gallery

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Kylie Stillman Webinar Interview with Town Hall Gallery

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Webinar: Conversation with artist Kylie Stillman (Recording)

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SANCCOB - ‘See The Reality’ Poster Campaign

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Cate Parr, Cate Parr Watercolours, Fashion illustration, Product Illustration, Illustrations, Portraits, Paintings.