A set of banner illustrations for a special performance by Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra, titled "Kustendorf Concert", commissioned by Gazprom Neft.
Kustendorf is a yearly festival founded by Emir Kusturica focusing on bringing together emerging filmmakers and the greats of world arthouse. The concert took take place online, was streamed live on Rutube and Premier and featured the winners of Kustendorf Classic, an annual competitive festival of Russian music.
The illustrations created for this project include portraits of the No Smoking Orchestra members, as well as the characteristic landscape of the ethnic village Drvengrad (where Kustendorf usually takes place), arranged in different manners to fit 2 formats of banner (horizontal and square).
Here's the first set of illustrations.
The second set of illustrations was created in a more playful style and featured a portrait of Emir himself.
Client: Gazprom Neft for Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra
Art Direction, Design and Layout: Gazprom Neft
Illustrations: Alexandra Tkachenko