Political, passionate and psychological
all can be used to describe Kugler's illustrations, speaking of a world which
needs illustrating; this is his wider social contribution, a juxtaposition between beauty
and disaster, terror and inspiration educating a generation of the world
outside of their own materialistic bubble.
Yet, my words merely describe the
face value, the obvious attributes of Kugler's illustrations. Taking these
three examples it is clear how under represented I have made my brief description
to be...
Instead I can focus on the why.
The how.
The relationship.
This is my reflection in the most
simplistic of descriptions; in short, Kugler's use of contrast between that
with colour and that with out, is truly remarkable. The last example
exemplifies my point; a woman wear's the mark of the western world, that of Arsenal
contrasting her otherwise white proportion of her shirt.
Moreover, he has managed to capture
almost photographic detail in the subjects faces again contrasting that of imagination
of the negative spaces. It this contrast which generates his political
meaning's, for this deliberate composition question's many levels of society.
Once again I return to the third
example and that of the Arsenal badge; Kugler's composition is no coincidence, and it his own purposely
placed orientation, which generates the reason
why the badge is so prevalent, why it stays in my mind even after I've
forgotten every other word from the page.
This is his power, his gift, the
ability to compose meaning when every other detail is forgotten, lost within
the array of language presented on the majority of his pages. I urge you to go
and view his on-line portfolio....
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