Illustrator Peony Yip created these beautiful portraits of young women superimposed with animal expressions. She uses brown and black pencil to draw the women and overlaps their expression with an animal's action in red.
In one image, a woman tilts her head upwards as if whistling to the moon, and a red sketch of a wolf howling is overlapped onto her face. Another young girl is drawn screaming and a red tiger is drawn over her head. These creative illustrations show how we look at the world and find a way to relate it to ourselves. A deer's shy face doesn't mean it's trying to seduce you, and owls aren't intentionally sly. We superimpose ourselves onto animals and personify them so we can try to understand them.
These beautiful series of images by illustrator Peony Yip visualizes that concept in a creative and simple way.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Superimposed Portraits
- The trend of superimposing animal expressions onto portrait photography or illustrations has potential for disrupting traditional portrait photography and creating new art forms.
- Personifying Animals
- The trend of personifying animals can disrupt traditional depictions in art, advertising and entertainment, creating new opportunities to reflect on how we perceive animals.
- Animal-inspired Fashion
- Superimposed animal expressions can inspire new motifs for fashion design and styling, creating new opportunities for fashion innovation and design.
Sectors Adopting This
- Illustration and Photography
- Illustration and photography industries can explore the trend of superimposing animal expressions on portrait photography or illustrations to create new art forms and styles.
- Art
- The art industry can adopt the trend of personifying animals and create works that challenge traditional depictions and reflect deeper insights.
- Fashion
- The fashion industry could adopt the trend of animal-inspired motifs to create new designs, styles, and products that appeal to consumers seeking new and unique fashion experiences.
