Art & Design

BASTILLE | 2023 COLLECTION /  by Mansuo Zhang

DANS la RUE | 2021 /  by Mansuo Zhang

Dans la Rue 2021

Dans la Rue Series: RAVEN
by JIMMYRECKLESS

 

Dans la Rue Series: Muse
by JIMMYRECKLESS

RAVEN | A COMING SHORT FILM PROJECT /  by Mansuo Zhang

LOOKING FOR COLLAB WITH LONDON-BASED ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS!  

I had this concept in mind back in my final undergraduate year in 2017, but unfortunately, I didn't really have time to make the actual animation, but have only created the storyboard out of it. This short animation film is named "Raven", which is a fairytale love story inspired by the movie "In Bruges". 

I submitted this rough concept as one of my future projects along with my other submissions to UAL last year, and now I am looking forward to developing it further as soon as I start my program this Fall in London with UAL. The project will be involved with Illustration, Character Design, Sound Design, Fashion Design, and Film. 

The video below is a very rough storyboard that carries through the entire "Raven" concept while the final short film is planned to have 3 episodes:  Love, Tragedy, Faith. The final format will be frame-by-frame animation. 

I am sharing it as an open collaboration to those who would love to be a part of this project, and there will also be an art collection named the same as the film coming at the end of next year. Drop me a line at hi@jimmyreckless.com if you're down and I will provide you with more details and a project brief. 

Song Credit: Owl- Collectress(feat. Arthur Jeffes)

 
DAY 27
 

 

Music Credits: Owl by Collectress, Arthur Jeffes

Tools/Programs:

iPad Pro+Apple Pencil
Procreate
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Garageband

TEN THOUSAND DREAMS /  by Mansuo Zhang

"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." 
- Pablo Picasso

Being an artist or a designer is probably one of the hardest things in this world, yet only a few people know what an artist/designer has been through during the pursuit of their careers. It is almost a common sense that those who studying art/design receive a lot of prejudices from the outside world, either from their family, friends or from those who don't even know what art/design really is.

My family, a typical Asian family, with parents who have a huge doubt on me choosing art/design as my future career. I can't even remember how many times my mom tells me to study law and become a lawyer instead of being an artist/designer. In fact, such thing not just only happens to my family, but also all other families as well. All art/design kids have to go through a lot of shitloads to prove themselves. They are the kids who grow up in a harsh adversity. A friend of my mom used to tell my mom that studying art/design could be a risky thing, and I think most people would agree, they'd rather wish their kids to become a doctor, a businessman or a lawyer.

There is a definite disconnect between artist/designer and outside world. Only artists/designers themselves know how hard it takes them to get to their own places. However, a good artist/designer (or sometimes I call it "sensitive person") could get inspirations from such adversity.... at least, I do. 

Art/design is a powerful thing. It is even more powerful than any kind of the weapon in this world. It is the only thing that can be bigger than the universe. With that, no prejudice should stop oneself from being an artist/designer if he/she really aspires to be one.