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Raquel RabinesMAD WORLD
I often find myself overwhelmed by the seemingly uncontrollable and unexplainable components of our world. I can’t help but feel small, existing in space with endless questions, countless theories, and very few answers. I ease this discomfort by observing, questioning, and exploring what it means to be human and how we relate and respond to the natural and biological phenomena of our world. Common themes I explore within my work include interconnection, time, observation of nature and natural processes, perspective, and emotion. The more I seem to learn and observe about our world, the less I feel like I really know. My own discomfort from this realization is what drives the emotion behind my own work.
Additionally, my design aesthetic and illustration style have been influenced by my family and life growing up in Southern California. As the youngest daughter in a family of five, I was exposed to San Diego’s skate and surf culture by my older brothers at a young age. My illustration and design aesthetic often showcases my younger years reading Thrasher magazine and surf publications. Similar to a good horror movie—one of the things I love—I was always drawn to the unsettled grittiness and grunge aesthetic of skate culture influenced by the punk rock scene of the 1970s and the graffiti street art movement. Above all, my design methodology and creating process are the most important part of my identity as an artist and designer. I love to incorporate traditional art forms such as painting, printmaking, collage, book arts, and photography into my design compositions and graphic works. It is important to me that I work with physical materials and create tangible work that I am able to hold, interact with, and share.
Packaging & Card Design (Back), Print 5 x 7 in.
Card design (front), 5 × 7 in.
Publication package design, print 5½ × 8½ in.
Publication design, print 4 × 6 in.
Digital print, 4 × 6 in.