I Create Blueprint-Inspired Art Featuring Retro Classics (27 Pics)

Initially I thought it would be a portfolio project because there had been much less freelance work for me to to do in recent years. Also, the project gives me a sense of purpose and happiness to be creative to such a degree that I spend more time on it rather than gaming. I'm thinking it might just become something more than just a portfolio. Maybe a glimmer of hope as to a new branch of my career.

The LP player piece, '33 and a third', was the point of departure... At first the works concerned old technology but I soon realized all kinds of iconic objects can be used to satisfy my love for all things archaic or old ranging from industrial design, engineering, science fiction and even video gaming. Some of the pieces are still prevalent ... in the present ... with some hidden references. Hopefully you can point them out.

My approach? The style I developed was inspired by my technical drawing/design career. It's all about making use of the simplest line quality to convey form in an accurate way. Colour is not required for that and only used if I don't see it working in black at all. People are spoilt for colour in my opinion anyway. Only using simple highlights to define the form while lowlights are generally not necessary when the highlights can do the job. I generally avoid including text as the form must speak for itself. The titles can offer some information.

So ... over the course of the past year I had revised the works numerous times to define the guideline for the style I had developed. Once I felt everything was in cohesion I was finally ready to upload the major part of it onto Instagram. I hope that you can enjoy it with me, share it and help the project grow.

Nostalgically always yours,

with great sentimentality,

Divan Roets

c.1981