Giorgos Asvestas
I like to create silly ol’ drawings. Usually depicting themes from the natural world around us, with occasional illustrations that give you a peek at the world inside my head.
About
![Portrait of Giorgos Asvestas](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/content_summary_free_image_webp/public/2022-04/Giorgos-Asvestas-Profile.jpg.webp?itok=S5yNCavY)
My illustrations are mostly representational and are based on imagery that I find aesthetically pleasing/subject matters that I am particularly fond of at a given time. I prefer to work using limited colour pallets, which usually are black and white, with an additional accent colour.
Depending on the brief, my work can take many forms. I do however prefer to work either with black and white, graphite pencils or using digital means.
Above all, I wish my work to be well-composed imagery, open to many interpretations, that you find pleasing to look at.
The Fruit Bowl - Risograph Prints
This series of a3 risograph prints was a spontaneous project, brought about in order to commemorate the friendships and bonds I have acquired over the years at uni. The stickers are inspired by and based on some of my classmates, who have supported me and my work. With this project, I hope to have captured the sense of unity and belonging that this remarkable group of artists has given me.
The Treehouse - D&AD x Disney
![A stylised illustration depicting a tree with three white tree houses in it; surrounded by fairy lights; garlands; bunting; and lanterns; as well as a tire swing hanging from one of the branches](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/student_work_desktop_1440w/public/2022-04/Giorgos-Asvestas-image-1.jpg?itok=ZU196I2G)
![A stylised illustration depicting a treehouse in the upper left corner, surrounded by visual development and studies of glowing paper lanterns, garlands and fairylights](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/student_work_desktop_1440w/public/2022-04/Giorgos-Asvestas-image-2.jpg?itok=r2N2Q5Bj)
Visual Development and Concept Art for a brief set by Disney for New Blood Competition. These visuals would be but the first half of a longer animation that would encourage children to imagine their own princess worlds and play. ‘The Treehouse’ would act as a set-up for those imaginary worlds, and would also promote courage, curiosity, and the spirit of adventure in children.
Penguin Book Cover Design Awards
![A photograph of a book laying flat on its face, to display its front and back covers. The cover depicts natural elements in black and white scattered across, drawn with a graphite pencil. The illustrations depict an acorn branch; a frog; a tadpole; frogspawn; various bird eggs; dried up leaves; broken clay pots; pebbles; feathers; and a nest with an egg in its centre.](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/student_work_desktop_1440w/public/2022-04/Giorgos-Asvestas-image-4.jpg?itok=X1Mag5Oo)
Book cover design for the Penguin Design Awards. The book is a diary that chronicles the ever-changing world through the eyes of Dara McAnulty. While simultaneously uncovering the hidden worlds within nature, that most people walk by without noticing.
Memoir
"In Golden Light my Sorrow Bathes” - An Illustration for our first brief of 4th year, where we were tasked to come up with a six-word memoir and then in turn illustrate it, using analogue mediums.
The Primate Parade
This collection of primate portraits was a personal project, in which I looked to explore the grandiosity of various monkeys and primates. By cropping the illustrations into just a portrait view, I hoped to have achieved a more personal and intimate connection between the subject matter and the viewer, putting the focus entirely on the beauty of these creatures.