This boldly-colored, noir-inspired seriagraph titled “Lavis en rose” really caught my eye with its simple yet effective color palette and dreamy, mysterious narrative. It is by Chloé Poizat, an artist and illustrator based in Paris, France who works with printed images often steeped in black humor and the absurd. Check out more of Chloé’s work at [...]
I’m crazy about these adorable illustrations by Marc Boutavant. Marc is a graphic artist, illustrator and comic strip author who lives in Paris. He has illustrated numerous children’s books and now has his own series of books called Mouk. (Images via www.heartagency.com)
Every once in a while you come across art work that literally takes your breath away, and this is certainly one of those times. I’m seriously in awe of these gorgeous, delicate, almost otherworldy handdrawn illustrations by Poland-born/Paris-based illustrator and artist Joanna Concejo.
“IN TOKYO SATO LOVES SATOKO BUT THEY WONT HAVE KIDS ” – A mixed media series by artist K-NARF. These are a combo of pigment ink archival photographic prints, adhesive tape and japanese washi-paper boards
Link: www.knarfart.com
I heart these drawings by Parisian artist Kinirisu. I love how she’s able to create so much texture with markers–it’s not a medium you see used very often. She really makes it work in a very unique way. (Images via kinrisu.blogspot.com)
Check out these hauntingly alluring images created by the french duo Helmo, aka Thomas Couderc and Clément Vauchez. The series is called Bêtes de Mode and is displayed at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris. A system of blue and red gels makes it possible to see the human portraits at one moment and then alternately, the animal [...]
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