I love coming across new work that puts a unique spin on illustration rooted in abstraction. Brooklyn-based Illustrator Michael Molfetas has a smart and reduced graphic style that has one foot in the Keith Haring school of free-form intuitive linework and the other in character-based idiosyncrasy.
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March 28, 2013 - See more posts by Skip
This work by Japanese artist Naoko Horiguchi is so bright and cheerful – I just love it! Horiguchi’s motto is “to try out anything”, and a quick visit to her website proves that she does exactly that. Creating work in collage, inks, acrylics and rubber-stamps, her work is always fun and playful.
Personally, I love her pattern-based series tutumu+. “Tutumu” is the Japanese word for wrapping and Horiguchi says that these illustrations are printed on A3 kraft paper so they’re ideal for gift wrapping as well as for hanging on your wall. You can view the full set online here.
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March 27, 2013 - See more posts by Philip
I’ve been a little bit obsessed with the work of Brandon Locher for a few months now. I first caught wind of him when avant-techno artist Holly Herndon Tweeted about a sound piece Locher did involving phone conversations being looped and volleyed from one caller to another. The resulting sound piece–Conversations (Revisited)–represents a very simple wrinkle in reality caused by a simple mirroring of a phone conversation. Investigating Locher’s work, you find that he has a great talent for warping what is real: he is an artist obsessed with the circuitous.
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March 22, 2013 - See more posts by KYLE
I was first introduced to the work of Ben Wiseman after seeing one of his illustrations in an op-ed piece in The New York Times last year. I was struck by his beautiful use of color and I then spent quite a while checking out some more of his work on his portfolio website.
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March 18, 2013 - See more posts by Philip
I came across the work of Hrefna Sigurðardóttir and was surprised to find out she’s still a student. Her bold and colorful portfolio spans from illustrative typography and design to art direction and styling, including several collaborations with photographer Magnus Anderson.
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March 15, 2013 - See more posts by Skip