The multimedia images by graphic designer Joshua Hibbert are fascinating. The manipulated graphic art is vividly colored with high contrasting patterns that usually include hidden words and messages. The London, England native artist has an extensive collection of very diverse images. Joshua Hibbert likes to play with graphic design, art and sound.
His works often focus on celebrity culture and public perception of media. The subliminally messaged graphic art images are scribbled with words and sayings that are familiar to the general public. For example, one of his photos features hanging gold chains much like the ones seen draped around rap artists' necks in music videos, that spell out the words hanging on. One of Joshua Hibbert’s most iconic images is a mannequin-like upper body with golden chains and jewels replacing its head, which is symbolic to wealth and sanity.
Joshua Hibbert loves to emphasize the relation between destruction and beauty in his captivating graphic art photography.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Hidden Message Art
- Opportunity to create graphic art designs that incorporate hidden messages to engage and intrigue viewers.
- Manipulated Graphic Art
- Potential for artists to experiment with vivid colors, high contrasting patterns, and multimedia elements to create visually captivating graphic art.
- Celebrity Culture Commentary
- Growing trend of using graphic art to explore and critique the influence of celebrity culture and public perception in media.
Where This Applies
- Graphic Design
- Innovative techniques in graphic art provide new creative avenues for graphic designers to explore and push the boundaries of their craft.
- Art
- Convergence of graphic design, art, and sound opens up opportunities for artists to create immersive and multidimensional art experiences.
- Media and Entertainment
- Increasing demand for thought-provoking and visually engaging graphic art that comments on and challenges celebrity culture and media perceptions.
