Muses gladly bring inspiration to artists, poets & philosophers. In the Greek Mythology they were the daugthers of Supreme God Zeus & the Titan Mnemosyne {memory}, with whom he spent 9 succesive passionate nights.
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Johanna van Polane2001 |
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'The source of creativity can be found in the domain of Polane' Muse Emma is a follow up of Johanna van Polane, a cyberlady who existed only in the web site of Polane. A graphic design & advertising office in Breda for which I was working before I founded Memento Vivi. For the appearance of Johanna we were inspired by the work of Alphonse Mucha. In 2002 Polane discontinued her activities. |
Model Emma2003 |
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After I founded my graphic design agency Memento Vivi, I started to create a co-operate identity. Again I choose for Jugendstil and Alphonse Mucha {1860-1939} as my inspiration. Because I like the decorative style and I admire the way Mucha portrayed women; they are sensual & attractive beings, but never vulgar. The idea of Muse Emma was born. I needed some one to be a model for Muse Emma. |
First drawing Muse Emma2003 |
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The composition wasn't what I had in mind. |
New drawing of Muse Emma2003 |
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After I made several sketches this was the one I choosed. |
Pattern of William Morris {1834-1896}1920 |
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After I created Emma, I needed a pattern which could be the background. I choose for William Morris. At first I used his pattern to be the background. After a while I thought it didn't connect with Curaçao, so I create my own background. |
Pattern Muse Emma2003 |
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My inspiration was the Flora & Fauna of Curaçao. I photographed all kinds of plants which were growing in my back-yard. This is the first layer of the background. The pattern is built in Adobe Photoshop. |
Leaves for the pattern2003 |
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I drawed the leaves. In the Photoshop-document I repeated them in a pattern. |
Pattern Muse Emma2003 |
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Background second layer. |
Frame Muse Emma2003 |
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The frame is built in Adobe Illustrator. I was inspired by the work of Mucha: Zodiac {1896}. I placed the frame in the Photoshop document. |
Muse Emma in document2003 |
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Muse Emma was placed before the frame. |
Pink Flowers2003 |
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I thought the drawing needed some flowers. These were pink flowers. |
Pink flowers in the document2003 |
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I placed the pink flowers above and below the frame. |
Lizards2003 |
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My favorite animals on Curaçao: lizards. They are a symbol for transformation, birth and rebirth. |
Lizards in the document2003 |
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Lizards placed in the document. In the drawing they stand for the transformation graphic design offers. |
Flamboyant2003 |
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In my back-yard there was a big flamboyant with strange flowers. |
The final result2003 |
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This is the way Muse Emma is portrayed in the co-operate identity of Memento Vivi. |