Lost, a digital illustration featuring a deer and hare standing on a sand dome disillusioned by Dániel Taylor. This is one of the works in a new global warming digital art project featuring animals by the artist.
BY SEAN LEWYES
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY– In the past few years, the issues of climate change and global warming have become front and center around the globe. Monstrous wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding are engendering great fear about the future of the earth. Will the world end soon?
The fear is that if nothing is done soon to curb the long-term heating of Earth’s climate systems and other human activities destroying the environment, the end may be near. As a result, everyone is doing what they can to bring attention to the consequences of climate change and global warming. One of them is Dániel Taylor. Taylor’s recent global warming digital art project features different types of animals suffering the consequences of climate change.
Global Warming Digital Art Project
A digital artist and illustrator, Taylor uses realism, and in some instances, surrealism, to educate us on the future consequences of inaction. Each picture in his new global warming digital art project tells a story. The effect of global warming is everywhere. In The Wanderer, for instance, Dániel Taylor depicts a humongous bear-like creature wandering through a forest of pine trees. On its back are seven pine trees — three in front and four at the back. Sitting among the trees, in front of a fire, is a lone figure. There is a sense of looming doom. Adding to the rather surreal atmosphere are the vultures hovering above.
The Wanderer presents what seems to be a story about the dying environment. The bear, the man, and the hovering vultures above create an atmosphere of gloom. However, in that despair resides great beauty. The tonal gradation and the subtle use of grays enhance the mood of the illustration, elevating its aesthetic pleasure and subliminality.
In Polar Bear, another of the works in the global warming graphic project, Taylor heightens his outcry about the consequences of climate change on the environment. In the illustration, a Polar Bear stands on what is left of the Arctic ice. Taylor takes us under the water to show us that there is little ice left. The Polar Bear looks up at the blazing sun as if asking, “what happened?” Clearly, this is the effect of global warming. For Polar bears to survive, they must adapt. Better still, humans must stop destroying the environment.
Using Animal Artworks to Tell Stories of Climate Change
Dániel Taylor’s new global warming digital art project about the environment explores the images of animal artworks to show the illustrator’s deep understanding of global warming and climate change. Using the brilliant white round sun as a symbol of impending doom, he brings attention to what will happen to man and animals if nothing is done now to protect the environment. Although there is a playfulness to his recent illustrations, they all address serious matters.
Dániel Taylor is a storyteller, and he tells his stories through illustrations, graphic designs, and art directions. Based in Budapest, Hungary, Taylor is an outstanding illustrator who can navigate any artistic style to tell pertinent stories. His love for art started at a young age. Following a creative upbringing, Taylor discovered Photoshop and digital drawing at the age of 14 and decided to become an artist. He has been a full-time artist since 2015.
Surrealism is at the core of Dániel Taylor’s artistic practice. He “enjoys the challenge of establishing its presence even as he varies his technique and approach.” While the illustrator enjoys working in black and white, many of his creations are colorful and vibrant. He finds inspiration in old comics and art books, especially those in the genre of science fiction and modern digital illustrators. Taylor’s clients include Disney, Marvel, Adobe, Mondo, New Scientist, Outside Magazine, and others.
You can see more of his works on Behance and Instagram