Reggae Hall of Fame: The Conquering Lion

Advertising illustrations using wires and cables as brush strokes.

Isn't that right? We are living in a weird world. No matter how wireless technologies have developed, every room in our homes has at least something like 8 plugs. I have 24 in my office, and there are so many cables, so many lines that transfer electricity and data. I am amazed by this networked, wired world. 
In this set of work, I have collected 6 illustrations created for 5 clients during the last 2 years. All of them concern the relationship between the network and the human body and spirit. Even the lion one is mainly metaphoric. Hope you like them.

THE REGGAE HALL OF FAME: The Conquering Lion.
The Reggae Hall of Fame Foundation is a cultural and charitable initiative funded by the Jamaican American designer Mike Thompson and the Greek entrepreneur Maria Papaefstathiou to promote Jamaican music and support education in Jamaica.
I have the honor to serve as a permanent member of the jury for their International Reggae Poster Contest. To promote the initiative's work, I have designed this Rastafari Lion in wire.

Lion's head and body drawn from tangled multicolored cables on black, with orange eyes and plugs trailing off the mane

The actual illustration (click to see larger image) | Zoom it (116 megapixels)

Reggae Hall of Fame poster of a lion made of colorful cables on black, with the line Plug into the power of reggae

The poster. The Reggae Hall of Fame logo is designed by Mike Thompson.

Running lion drawn from orange and yellow tangled cables and wires on a black background

The actual illustration (click to see larger image) | Zoom it (108 megapixels)

Reggae Hall of Fame poster of a leaping lion made of orange cables, with the slogan Plug into the power of reggae

The poster. The Reggae Hall of Fame logo is designed by Mike Thompson.

Standout mosaic details worth a closer look:

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