Romania

The fictional cigarette brand "TTN" stands for "Tu Tabaco Natural" (Your Natural Tobacco). The image was conceived as part of a visual storytelling campaign to dramatically and cinematically depict the unhygienic and unregulated conditions under which counterfeit cigarettes are manually produced in backyards.

Romanian photographer Ionut Macri staged these extremely detailed and dark images for an awareness campaign against illegal cigarette smuggling.

The award-winning photo…

"Meet our talent Bianca Jelezniac, aka Palette Box, a talented illustrator and visual artist. She's a master's student in Architecture, runs her boutique studio for branding and editorial illustrations, and her art tells captivating stories through vibrant colors and intricate compositions." VISUALEYES ARTISTS.

Peggy KURKA c/o LIGANORD was responsible for hair & make-up at the fashion shoot for ELLE Romania. The spread was photographed by Olaf Wipperfürth c/o Kathrin Hohberg near the capital of fragrances, the quaint and dreamy city of Grasse on the French Riviera. Grasse is considered the world capital of perfume and gained fame in all corners of the globe as the setting for Patrick Süskind’s novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.

Peggy Kurka’s portfolio contains works for Vogue…

"Not Dracula as expected – but the devil ran across my lens in Romania." says photographer ANKE LUCKMANN. The project continues where the China mask project left off which we already presented on GoSee. This small series was created in extremely cold temperatures, Anke lets us know. Her thanks go to Wintercroft "for the friendly support with the building plans."

"For years, I had wanted to drive along and see the Transfăgărășan... but we wouldn't get that far when we started…

"Not Dracula as expected – but the devil ran across my lens in Romania." says photographer ANKE LUCKMANN. The project continues where the China mask project left off which we already presented on GoSee. This small series was created in extremely cold temperatures, Anke lets us know. Her thanks go to Wintercroft "for the friendly support with the building plans."

"For years, I had wanted to drive along and see the Transfăgărășan... but we wouldn't get that far when we started off at the end of October and were surprised by the heavy snowfall." photographer ANKE LUCKAMNN tells GoSee. The aforementioned Transfogarasch elevated road was the freeway at the highest altitude in Romania for a long time – and in all the Carpathian Mountains – until the 148 kilometer long DN 67C freeway, or Transalpina, replaced it. The Transfogarascher…

Thousands of kilometers on a train from Albania to Belarus: Attracted by the charm of old Soviet trains, photographer Janine Graubaum traveled to eastern Europe time and again in search of the everyday experiences of travelers – where she discovered small microcosms in often narrow and stuffy wagons. Backed by a scholarship from VG Bildkunst, the photographer took several trips to the Ukraine, Moldavia, Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Belarus, and Russia in 2009 and…

CARIOCA STUDIO was extremely alert for KINOKUNIYA - BOOKSHOP NETWORK and created the campaign titled 'Novels help you sleep better'. Plus, they designed the campaign for the power provider SOWEE FRANCE with a focus on cost efficiency.

For POSTE ITALIANE, the Image Concept Studio created a campaign motif from the series 'L'arte si fa piccola' with, among others, Beethoven as a child. Plus, the studio produced the campaign for the F/S 2017 collection of the outdoor sportswear…

The CARIOCA STUDIO & CGI team realized motifs for the NN INSURANCE CAMPAIGN with Headvertising, Bucharest, EON, HAUNTED HOTEL with BBDO Dubai, MCDONALD'S with TBWA Zurich, MALL OF QATAR with Leo Burnett Qatar, CINEPOLIS - CINEMA NETWORK MEXICO with Recreo Mexico, HEINEKEN, and ING - CASH BANK...

Plus, CARIOCA is at 2 nd place in the category "Photography" and #6 in the category "Illustration". Last but not least, an impressive picture of CARIOCA appeared on the annual…

Broken glasss, toasters, paints, etc. The Lane Assist for trucks from MERCEDES-BENZ has been developed for even safer driving. Together with the agency Joe Public, CARIOCA STUDIO & CGI c/o VISUALEYES ARTISTS realized the perfect motifs for the smart MERCEDES BENZ Cargo campaign.

What goes with a BBQ besides a big peice of meat? Exactly, the right charcoal. CARIOCA STUDIO c/o VISUALEYES produces in CGI for DDB South Africa an 'Instant light' charcoal motif for the client IGNITE.

And for the ORAJEL 'Take toothache down' campaign, the CARIOCA STUDIO together with Media Therapy, London, realized the unbeatable ORAJEL Finger Fighters.

'As long as some animals are treated like garbage, we are still needed', is the message of the campaign by Ruf Lanz for the 20th anniversary of the Swiss organization TIER IM RECHT (short: TIR), which fights for humane animal protection laws. The succinct campaign, which shows a dog or cat tied up like a garbage bag, was realized at CARIOCA STUDIO in Bucharest. ’All photos were created completely on the computer in CGI', Ruf Lanz assures in the communication.

Stylish & cool poses were struck by Dutch supermodel Rianne TEN HAKEN c/o LOUISA MODELS for the 'Copacabana' title story in ELLE Romania in front of the lens of Berlin-based fashion photographer Dan Beleiu. Responsible for styling with looks from the Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2016 collection were Domnica Margescu and Roxana Voloseniuc. Make-up was done by Ingeborg, and Nicolas Eldin created the bangy-bob hairstyle of the model, who usually sports long locks.

Unhindered growth of facial hair might be totally paleo, but it is barely more than prehistoric. For THE HIGHSTREET BARBER, CARIOCA STUDIO&CGI c/o VISUALEYES ARTISTS created the funny motifs on the topic of beard grooming among troglodytes. The advertising agency was Joe Public, South Africa.

CARIOCA STUDIO & CGI c/o VISUALEYES ARTISTS was booked by MC CAFÉ and TBWA Zurich to create the new campaign motifs with steaming coffee to go.

For the very special rebate offer during the winter sale of HELLY HANSEN WORKWEAR, CARIOCA STUDIO & CGI c/o VISUALEYES ARTISTS realized the campaign motifs. The executive agency was Young&Rubicam Zurich.

How much does it cost to change the world? The campaign of the American economy magazine FORBES was realized for Young&Rubicam Prague by CARIOCA STUDIO & CGI c/o VISUALEYES ARTISTS. The motifs deal impressively with the issue of costs resulting, e.g., from cleaning the oceans, ending global poverty or finding a cure for cancer.

For POSTE ITALIANE, CARIOCA STUDIO & CGI c/o VISUALEYES ARTISTS designed motifs for the Milanofil 2016, a stamp exhibition for Italian philatelists in Milan.

In parallel to ART COLOGNE, Martin Kudlek presents in his Cologne gallery impressive works by Romanian artist Szabolcs Veres. Dark and full of content like old masters and lots of yellow were were literally drawn into the gallery in Cologne's Hahnenviertel district by the representational motifs and scenarios. And we are delighted to present you a selection from the oeuvre of the painter here on GoSee.

“Only a few weeks ago Christie´s published an article on the…

VISUALEYES ARTISTS welcomes new entry Vali PETRIDEAN. The native of Bucharest worked for many years as Art and Group Director in Advertising and finally came to the conclusion to follow his dream and devote himself fully to illustrating for advertising agencies and books. Vali has already been among the 200 best illustrators in the world several times, as chosen by LÜRZER’S ARCHIVE. We present a first glimpse of his portfolio.

With its 'Winter Weeks', MCDONALD’S presents new and revived burger variations, which are available for a short time in some restaurants – here with the McBretzel and the McRaclette. Commissioned by TBWA Zurich, CARIOCA STUDIO integrated small winter gourmets with snowballs into the advertising motifs of the fast food chain.

Muammar al-Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein, Josef Stalin: for the campaign of FRAUENZENTRALE, CARIOCA STUDIO & CGI brought dictators back to life – luckily, only in visuals. 'If your partner turns out to be a tyrant' is the slogan for the motifs, which are aimed at rasing awareness for domestic violence. Frauenzentrale is a nonprofit organization, which supports and connects women in politics, the workplace or society – independent of political party and denominationally neutral.

The boy in the bearskin, a snowy birch forest, the plump peasant couple in colorful everyday costumes. Then: decay. An interplay of dreamy rustic fairytale worlds and the harsh crumbling reality shapes the mood of the illustrated book by Tamas Dezso. The photographer documents for the first time Romania´s old traditions, agricultural customs, and the dark shadow of the former regime. Lethargy is not only part of the story, it determines the air of his imagery. 'Notes for an…

SWISSCOM launches with SmartLife a new, flexible control and security system for at home. The motifs were realized by CARIOCA. Plus, the CGI specialists also realized further campaigns for McDONALD'S ICE CREAM, VODAFONE TURKEY, and HENKEL SUPER GLUE. In addition, we present you a transportation spread on GoSee - realized as a personal project by CARIOCA STUDIO.