Nicole Iu

Affection

Illustration

2020

Gouache

Affection is one of the pieces for my thesis. Anthropomorphism is used to describe the emotions of the perfume bottles. They are being put in a love triangle situation. This illustration portrays the intimacy between the couple versus the lonely figure at the background, a very strong sense of affection.Perfume bottles are used to store specific scent, bottles that can preserve smell. However, these scents are not long-lasting, they will fade-away as time goes by. Again, we are trying to preserve intangible feelings in tangible things.

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2020, Gradex

Toronto

Work by

Nicole Iu

Illustration

“"The Preserved" is a series of editorial illustrations that imagines emotions pervaded objects toimply human desire on preserving intangible feelings in tangible things.”