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METAPHORICAL ILLUSTRATION

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Metaphorical illustration is unparallelled in its ability to visually explain complex subject matter.
From the Greek metapherein -- "to transfer"-- metaphors transfer concepts and meaning from one subject to another, making an implicit comparison between the abstract and the concrete. This illustration, by Michael Gibbs, accompanied an article about accepting others' differences.
The concept of ethnic differences was communicated by substituting animals for people.

This illustration, exhibited at the Society of Illustrators 39th annual show, is one of many award winning illustrations created by Michael Gibbs. The illustrator has an extensive portfolio of metaphorical & conceptual illustration, plus other genres of illustration, such as editorial illustration, on his website.

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