Tag: illustration

  • Estefania Clotti

    Estefania Clotti

    Estefania Clotti is an Argentinian artist creating colourful drawings and paintings filled with different characters and inspired by social reality and her own platonic universe. We chatted with Estefania to find out more about her work, background and future plans.

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    Please introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about your background and education.

    My name is Estefania Clotti and I was born in Rosario, Argentina. I studied Cinema and Animation, but I think my ‘big education’ took place at high school where I learned about the different languages of art. I also find important the education I received from the workshops, drawing and painting classes – they had a great influence on my work.

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    When did you become interested in drawing?

    I started drawing when I was studying cinema. Back then, I started to do the storyboards and concepts for shots and I realised that it was the thing I liked the most about my course. After that, I attended animation school and never stopped drawing and creating animated short films.

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    How would you describe your work?

    I consider my work ‘free’ and with no prejudices or, at least, that’s what I try to communicate with it. Lines, points… everything comes from experimentation. I like to play with it and change the pencils and paints; use different materials such as wood, cardboard and paper; try different formats from big to tiny; experiment with fanzines, animations, comics.. everything in the graphic world inspires me and allows me to constantly develop my work.

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    What inspires your illustrations?

    I have two sources of inspiration that sometimes merge, but typically I get inspired by social reality, which I associate with cleaner lines with very little colour and the second inspiration is more introspective and related to my platonic, ideal world, with lots of colour and invented characters.

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    Is there any project you’re working on at the moment? What are your future plans?

    I’m currently working on an animation and a series of large format paintings and drawings. The idea is to display them in different locations across the city. In the future I’d like to publish a book with all my works.

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  • Made By Hand by Tatanja Ross

    Made By Hand by Tatanja Ross

    Made By Hand is a mini documentary by Tatanja Ross, which discusses the revival of handmade approaches in the art world. The director showcases a glimpse of this movement through work of emerging artists based in Melbourne, Australia. The portrayed illustrators, paper crafts, screen printing and textile artists discuss how the handmade movement inspires and benefits their work.

    As Tatanja mentions in the documentary, “the DIY culture is less of a simple art trend but a lifestyle that many makers encompass and put back into the world”. In the world of mass manufactured products, the director hopes to inspire other young artists to work with their hands and show that supporting local artists and makers is important and worthwhile.

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  • Evie Cahir

    Evie Cahir

    We recently discovered the work of Evie Cahir, a Melbourne-based illustrator who has worked for clients the likes of Vice and Neon Magazine and is inspired by drawing on public transport.

    Evie says that there isn’t a technique as such in her work. She simply layers coloured pencils, applies weak watercolour washes and peels off strips of masking tape until she feels that the work is complete.

    We especially like her project Mapping Melbourne – developed on her many trips across the city – and also her self published zines.

    www.eviecahir.com

  • Christopher Tuyay: The Cool Kids Series

    Christopher Tuyay: The Cool Kids Series

    Christopher Tuyay is a creative designer based in New York City, passionate about fresh, stylish, and smart design. His professional background has been in graphic design for fashion and lifestyle brands such as Toms Shoes, Cisco Home or SCOTTxSCOTT. On the side, he develops his style with projects involving illustration, typography, plant photography, amateur furniture design, and he even shares mixes on Soundcloud, which we really like.

    The Cool Kids is a series of portraits of the people who Christopher admires for the cool they do and are. It started as an exercise to improve his painting skills and find his illustration style, however the selection of subjects itself has turned into its own expression of taste.

    As a designer, Christopher’s inspiration comes from many places and these are the people who influence his style and creative perspective.

    The portraits of Sofia Coppola and Geoff McFetridge are our definite favourites. Which ones are yours?

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  • Interview: Oamul Lu

    Interview: Oamul Lu

    Oamul Lu is a Chinese illustrator whose colourful, adorable drawings and animations have been shared all over the internet in the past few months.

    We were lucky to meet Oamul during his recent trip to the UK a couple of weeks ago. He had just arrived in Edinburgh after spending a few days in London and was ready to explore the Highlands and find some new ideas for his work.

    During our meeting, Oamul told us about his main inspirations, took us through the Chinese tradition behind his project “The 24 Solar Terms”
    and showed us his first book, “I Found a Star“, which he’s planning to publish in English really soon. We also asked him a few questions to find out more about his work.

    What are the main inspirations in your work?

    I think everything I see in my life is an inspiration, including this recent journey.

    You do a little bit of everything: GIFs, animations, paintings… what do you enjoy doing the most and why?

    I like all these formats to present my ideas, I think they are all connected somehow. When I draw a painting I want to make it more lively and that’s why sometimes I turn my illustrations into GIFs. After that, I also hope they can become longer animations with a whole story behind them.

    Could you name a few artists you like?

    Two of my favourites artists are Van Gogh and Oliver Jeffers.

    What has been your favourite thing from your trip around the UK? Do you think this trip will influence some of your future work?

    I really liked all the galleries and exhibitions. I also went to see the musical “The Lion King” and it was really interesting and moving. Of course, I was also impressed by the delicious desserts and the beautiful scenery. This trip has had a great influence on me and I’m really eager to create some illustrations inspired by this lovely country.

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