Dorka Varga

The Rain

2021 / Digital

Exploring rain through different points of view. Each illustration tells the story of a different life, capturing a unique perspective and creating its own individual world.

A muted, earthy colour palette is carried throughout the series to create a sense of cohesion. While each piece stands on its own, recurring elements such as colours, shapes and textures connect them, tying the individual worlds together into a unified whole.

Broad green leaves in the foreground channel a stream of rainwater onto a path, while a figure in a red raincoat walks away under a pale umbrella.
A row of narrow, brightly coloured townhouses in orange, teal and yellow stands against slanting grey rain.
Through a rain-streaked windscreen, a man in a green shirt grips the steering wheel of a yellow car, hemmed in by other cars in the downpour.
A dark-haired person in a mustard jacket wipes rain from their face at night, blurred figures with umbrellas passing behind them.
Seen from inside a dim room with patterned wallpaper, rain falls past a window where deep red roses press against the glass.