Jelly bean's LOVE and Travel story : Hongik University graduate degree show 2017

  • Marisol B

This project is an illustration series that I did for Hongik University Visual communication design graduate degree show in 2017. Jelly bean's love and a travel story are based on my personal experience from traveling. Jelly Bean is the name of the dog living with my best friend at a guesthouse in Seoul, where my friend is living. She was like a part of my life during university. Jelly bean brought me so much happiness in my life, and when I was leaving Seoul for long-term traveling, I missed her a lot, wishing I was traveling with her. I spend lots of time traveling during my early 20's and met lots of memorable people who became important in my life. So I decided to do an Illustration of my travel stories as a graduate degree show to keep the memories for a long time. I characterized myself as Jelly bean and friends that I met during travel into different dogs describing my memories. It was my first illustration series project that I wanted to express my story. It made me passionate about my dream to become a graphic artist, so this project is very personal and means a lot to me :)

<EXHIBITION SCENE: Hongik University Visual communication Design major, Seoul, South Korea 2017 November>
Four digital prints (A1size), risograph print (A3 size), stories behind each illustration, and postcard version of the stories, and my personal photos from travel memories were displayed all together during the exhibition week at Hongik university exhibition hall from November 20th ~ 27th.

ARCHIVE LINK
http://www.hongiksidi.com/2017/3_e3.html#
Risograph print A3 & postcard version that explains the story
A midsummer night's dream at Kophangan island
(A1 594 mm x 841 mm, digital painting)
During my travel in Thailand 2016 summer, I stayed at Kohphangan island for a month enjoying a tropical beach party with friends (two dogs over the moon) that I met there. And I met one french guy (Pappion dog holding hand of jelly) at the half moon party and spending wonderful summer holiday, and we became a couple.
Magic hour in Brighton Seven sisters & London tower bridge
This illustration is based on a memory of trip to Seven sisters and night walk under Tower bridge with a freind Marvin (Huskey dog on the left) that I met in London 2017. I wanted to depicted beautiful memories of Magic hour at seven sisters and Tower bridge on my last days in London.
Your love is sweeter than the cream of Macaron, Paris
(A1 594 mm x 841 mm, digital painting)
I visited Paris during 2017 winter to see lover that I met in Thailand. I wanted to describe romantic and magical atmospher of Paris that I spend with him and memories with Macaron that he bought for me.
Jelly crying until tears turn into wave
(A1 594 mm x 841 mm, digital painting)
I wanted express the deep sadness after break up, using the element of wave which is related to my previous lover that i met at the beach during my summer holiday in thailand.