Where 2D Meets 3D - Christoph Neimann

Witty, clever, imaginative, inventive, exciting; this is the work of Christoph Neimann. He sees physical everyday objects as potential to build up his illustrations, sometimes only drawing something very basic around the object to create an overall image of something else; he reinvents these objects, often personifying them, adding character and emotional and life to them.

What makes them so effective?

• objects are relatable but out of context, creating a humour that everyone 'gets',
• the simplicity of the drawings lets the objects speak for themselves; the focus is on the idea and overall image as opposed to the complexity or craft of the drawing,
• objects are used in a very creative and unique way, the angles and perspectives are changed or altered to create the most dynamic and effective characters possible,
• at first glance the objects aren't too obvious, the audience has to actually look and decipher the image. 

Just walking around after discovering Niemann's work, I couldn't help but start looking at objects and buildings differently, imagining them with faces or arms or metaphorically as other things.

Response:

So without even really being to conscious of it, I responded to the work I had seen for my editorial project, playing on the idea of tech hiding one's identity. I originally wanted to try and wrap my own face in wire and then photograph myself, but that proved awfully difficult on my own. So as a solution, I decided I would make the mask out of wire and then draw the face. The result is as follows...

I really like how the mask turned out, even if it isn't as tight and structured as I would of liked it. Also I think the face could have been drawn a million times better but s a quick experiment ad response to inspiration discovered, I think it makes for an interesting illustration.