| Robert Rajabally |
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Naturalist Illustration here is intended to push the boundaries further when it comes to depicting natural life, as it has been, endeavoring to portray or, shall I say, materialize, the forces and energies, the principles behind the material side of life, to capture the presence of the overlighting beings that permeate all of Life's manifestations with beauty and sensivity. These principles have long been proven by real science, if I may put it that way, but still await formal confirmation for the masses, so to speak. Until then...iD Studio has been doing its part! Botanical and scientific Illustration as it has been, have already produced wondereful and very necessary works of art but I always felt that there was something missing to that kind of fine-art: a notion of what lies beyond matter, notions that can explain the 'whys' and 'hows' of all phenomena to give our lives a real sense of purpose and a cause to all effects we see. This website then is an ongoing attempt to capture that beauty, by whatever means (traditional drawing and painting, digital renderings and photography composites). Beyond Matter is What Matters. We encourage a new vision of natural life with our New Naturalist Awareness concept.
EDITORIAL AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS Children's materials interest me a lot, especially if they are not mere repeaters of old tales, of vain fantasies that, in my opinion, should not be encouraged anymore in this day and age of spiritual awakening. More meaningful and exciting materials can and should be produced for the young ones that arrive anxious to understand this world but are, more often than not, put down or mislead into the vicious circle of the materialistic illusion of life. Here lies, in my opinion, the privilege and responsibility of today's Illustrator. The samples shown below can offer an idea of past styles developed but are naturally dated as I propose NEW ideas to make good use of whatever art skills I may have. COMICS AND GRAPHIC ADVENTURES This is yet another part of art I am very fond of, again however, leaning more towards meaningful stories today instead of the usual comic antics, pure fantasy science-fiction, superhero or underground styles and themes that have predominated for decades even if brilliantly drawn and colored. Many of those were eye-openers in their time but today we should be seeking other themes to express or graphic needs. Themes which are more in-line with Reality and Real Future* trends. *Real Future here means the kind of future based on the study and knowledge of the forces that govern life and not the bleak or wacky trends depicted in so-called sci-fi movies and books that mostly only replicate and project humanity's current mindset into a futuristic scenario, thus serving more as a snapshot of our current collective immature or inverted views of Nature and Life. By actually studying the Laws that govern spiritual evolution in the material world-experience, one can foresee what kind of future awaits us according to our choices, a distant notion actually, from the implied sad statement that "Man is, and always will be, driven by the same motivations, only technology changes", usually associated with such "visions" of the future, however written by otherwise brilliant authors. Some samples shown in this section date back to the 1980s while others are as recent as 2008. INSPIRATIONAL ART Here you will find some samples that have inspired this work, produced with several techniques.
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