In Smooth Moves poster I wanted to capture the lighthearted and happy feeling of just feeling
the rhythm of the music and moving or dancing to the beat. I also wanted to show how music
can emanate good vibes, in this case reggae music so I chose the colors usually associated
with it to be the good vibes coming from the headphones.
Reggae’s the most known message to the world. Peace. In the rasta colours and in tropical vibes and shapes. As message of Reggae music is reminding on social and political issues, so does the poster have “issues” – skrcatches. It is not perfect, just as our world. All the background is in rasta colours, symbolising the Reggae music. The symbol peace is in red colour as an irony to it’s meaning in rasta colours – blood. It is a provocative reminder that most of the times peace was achieved through a lot of blood, war and darker times of our society. This is why we must appreciate peace and spread this message to the world, just as music does.
Competition logo’s lion is at the center, aiding the message of love reach all corners of the world from Jamaica. There is an abundance of love, understanding, joy and music.
The birds flew out of the guitar, and the birds flew into the sky as musical symbols. The works not only express the yearning for freedom but also express the liberation of the soul by reggae music.
Rasta guru meditating – happy/jolly.
A flower of the passionflower genus dresses the colors of Jamaica, the colors of reggae. The vibrant flower attracts colorful bees that seduced by music and rhythm come to polymerize the flower, to bring their music to the world, the music of passion: the reggae.
Reggae is, perhaps, the music that best interprets life, with all its contradictions and feelings: injustices and magnitudes, peace and anger, emotions and desires. This music, connecting body and mind, conveys profound messages using a unique rhythmic energy. This is the reason why its success has reached remote places and has influenced many musical genres across the globe. I have tried to represent this phenomenon through a vinyl (reggae music) that paints the world with a new energy and that, thanks to its messages, can inspire a deeper global awareness about important issues such as iniquity, love, endurance and human spirit.
A musician is spreading reggae music across the world in his Rasta spaceship.
I get inspired by two of my favourite artists and their powerful message. This message, for me, is one of the most important of Rastafari culture and Reggae music. Will never be forgotten.
REGGAE IS A MUSIC OF PEACE AND HARMONY