Google Doodle

Client: Google
Art: Ale De la Torre
Art direction: Claudia
Project: Google Doodle

Celebrating Ramón López Velarde
July 27 2023

Google invited me to illustrate a Doodle to celebrate
the Mexican poet Ramón López Velarde.

I was inspired by the writer's poems and his context, but tried to make an interpretation through nature of what life meant to him with all its nuances, its luminosity and its darkness. In this Doodle, I included elements mentioned in one of his most important poems La Suave Patria, like dahlias, which are the national flowers of Mexico, nopales, a mexican woodpecker and hummingbirds. The theme of love and women as his constant inspiration are also reflected in this doodle.

Here’s a bit of the process to make the illustration (sketches).

To honor the Mexican poet, Google presented this Doodle at the Complejo Cultural Los Pinos, where a conversatory was held with the brilliant poets Isabel Zapata, Clyo Mendoza and Karen Villeda, who spoke about the presence of women in poetry and highlighted the current role of women in Mexican poetry.

 

To see more about this commemoration,
visit the Doodles archive.

www.google.com/doodles

 

Amapola

Client: Datura
Art: Ale De la Torre
Art direction: Áurea Carmín Design Studio
Project: Brand illustration / Product design

ENG. I recently made this artwork for the new Datura collection called Amapolas (Poppies) inspired by these beautiful flowers, magic and femininity. I rarely use red as the main color, but I had to use it for this collection and I loved the result. Nor would it be an option for me to use pink as a complementary color to red, but despite my closed mind to this association of colors, the result fascinated me.

I love making illustrations that take me out of my comfort zone ‘cause I always learn something new, however I also really enjoy when a project gives me the freedom to express myself and stay true to my style or ideas. 

I like how the artwork was applied to the products. 


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ESP. Recientemente hice esta ilustración para la nueva colección de Datura llamada Amapolas. Una colección inspirada por estas bellas flores, la magia y la feminidad. Pocas veces uso el color rojo como color principal, pero evidentemente en este trabajo tenía que usarlo y me encantó el resultado. Tampoco sería una opción para mí usar como color complementario del rojo el color rosa y bueno, a pesar de me mi mente cerrada a esta unión de colores,  el resultado me ha fascinado. 

Me encanta hacer ilustraciones que me saquen de mi zona de confort porque siempre aprendo algo nuevo, sin embargo también disfruto mucho cuando un proyecto me da la libertad de expresarme en mi propio estilo.

Me gustó mucho cómo se aplicó a los productos.

Poppy Witch for Datura. Digital art.

Poppy Witch for Datura. Digital art.

www.datura.store

Bestia abisal: bisonte

La torpe y amorosa bestia camina sobre la noche persiguiendo un señuelo; carga en su lomo un bosque de niebla y la entrada a otros mundos. Entre la densa bruma que lleva a cuestas se va enmarañando la madreselva y en los troncos de sauces muertos crecen flores que guardan agua de cada tormenta. El animal ha amarrado fuertemente a su pelo la fiesta de todos los pueblos y les ha trenzado hilo de maguey para jalar nubes que mantienen su vientre con vida. La criatura abisal, cegada por un amor inmenso, ha decidido seguir una luz ignorando que es su propio destello.

Abyssal beast. Digital art.

Abyssal beast. Digital art.