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Innocuous Youth Illustrations

Ana Bagayan Paints Wide-Eyed Children in Dream-Like Depictions

— January 14, 2012 — Art & Design
Looking at the beautiful renderings of Ana Bagayan truly makes viewers forget about their worries.

The illustrations have such a magnetic quality about them that you can’t help but devote your focus solely to these images once you’ve laid your eyes on them. Perhaps this connection is established between viewer and artwork because of Bagayan’s penchant for rendering large life-like eyes on her subjects that peer directly at audiences. Or maybe it’s the innocence of the children in each depiction that makes people gravitate towards Bagayan’s work. Whatever it is, one thing for sure is that Ana Bagayan is a remarkably talented artist.

Other signature elements found within Bagayan’s illustrations are her pairing of youths with wildlife, the doll-like proportions of her subjects and an ineffable surreal quality to her images.
Trend Themes
1. Youth and Wildlife Illustrations - Combining the innocence of youth with the beauty of nature opens up opportunities to explore themes of conservation and environmentalism.
2. Life-like Eye Emphasis - Focusing on the eyes can create a connection between audience and subject, opening up innovation opportunities for personal connection in various digital media.
3. Surreal Depictions of Youth - Using surrealism for youth-focused artwork enables emotional storytelling and can be used in art therapy, advertising, and branding campaigns.
Industry Implications
1. Art - Artists can create innovative installations, collaborations, and use technology to bring these illustrations to life in new ways.
2. Digital Media - Incorporating life-like eyes in designs can increase audience engagement in social media, gaming, and marketing content.
3. Advertising - Surreal and dream-like depictions can bring an innovative and unique perspective for brands, especially when targeting younger audiences with conservation, environmentalism, and emotional storytelling themes.
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