Superstitious Polkadots By Jake

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Falmouth University graduate & full-time graphic designer Jake Jeffries has turned his sharp graphic sensibilities towards print making. Using clean, hard lines, minimalist compositions & monochrome palettes, Jeffries has followed in the footsteps of Pop Art giant Andy Warhol, by translating the iconic into print to create a cult classic. ‘ Superstitious Polka Dots’ takes a tongue-in-cheek photograph of Stevie Wonder as its starting point: head tipped back, mouth agape, Stevie is caught mid-laugh, his iconic glasses over his eyes & beaded braids falling about his face. Against a bright, sky-blue background, Jake has composed the singer’s portrait from sections of flat, black & soft, raspberry pink, adding splashes of pink & white polka-dot pattern to his face, as though heat-sensitive. The piece is rich with allusion, as traces of Warhol & Lichtenstein saturate the image to create a visually arresting print.