Lindsey Gilbert Illustrations: July 2009

Senior Thesis

Finally, my senior project is unveiled! 6 months of hard work, sleep deprivation, patience and lots of paper cuts.

Artist Statement
“At The Show”
Senior Project by Lindsey Gilbert

Music has always been a driving force in my work, so I wanted to express my appreciation through my senior project in a way that was uniquely me. Using a variety of media - acrylic, sculpture, pen and ink, digital and cut paper dioramas - I wanted to interpret the infinite feeling that washes over me when I’m attending a live show. By creating the bands’ environments in different illustrative styles, I aimed to portray how I like to envision them when I’m listening to their albums. The Shins’ music, for example, gives me a sense of wonder and whimsy, while the raw sound of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs makes me imagine how theatrical and fearless they are in their concerts. My inspiration in the styles came from my admiration for the work of Mary Blair, Maurice Sendak and Adam Rex.

I’d like to think that the audience for my work spans across generations. I wanted to attempt to have something for everyone in this project - from children’s book illustration to editorial work in music magazines like SPIN to toy design.

This project is dedicated to my older brothers - Mike, Robert and Steven- who let me tag along to shows with them and their friends over the years and to my mother for always encouraging me to follow my dreams.

Oh, Brother!

Illustrations for one of the children's book stories I've written. It's a story I know all too well about a little sister tormented by her big brother and her imagination running wild at what she sometimes wishes she could do to him. But there's a moral at the end that'll also make you go "awww"
:)