Insta Novels by New York Public Library

August 23, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Mobile Applications, Instagram, Illustration, 2018

NYPL comes with a pioneer initiative to use Instagram Stories as a visual storytelling for a book. Baked by Mother Agency and talented artists and illustrators they created a brand new Insta Novels

“Instagram unknowingly created the perfect bookshelf for this new kind of online novel. From the way you turn the pages, to where you rest your thumb while reading, the experience is already unmistakably like reading a paperback novel. We have to promote the value of reading, especially with today’s threats to American system of education.”

— Corinna Falusi, Mother’s partner, CCO

The series kicks off this week with the Instagram story release of Lewis Carroll’s beloved Alice in Wonderland, with illustrations by designer Magoz (@magoz).

In the coming months, look for two other literary works that will be released on the Library's Instagram account: "The Yellow Wallpaper," a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman illustrated by Buck (@buck_design) and The Metamorphosis, a novella by Franz Kafka illustrated by César Pelizer (@cesarpelizer).

Dubbed “Insta Novels,” each piece has been chosen for their highly visual nature. To increase the project’s reach, designers and artists with large Instagram followings have been tapped to create these digital novels, - via Artnet

How it works

First, go to the Library's Instagram account (@nypl) and tap Part 1 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in the Highlights section, right under the bio.

Rest your thumb on lower right part of the screen to hold the page, and lift your thumb to turn the page. (The lower right thumb holder is designed to double as a flip book: if you lift your thumb and let the pages flip, you'll see an animation.)

As more stories are added, the NYPL Instagram account's Highlights will turn into a digital bookshelf.

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@nypl

Artem Chebokha Illustrations

June 11, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, Portfolios, Russia, 2018

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Editorial Illustrations by Eiko Ojala

May 23, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in 2018, Advertising, Estonia, Illustration, Portfolios

Renowed paper-cut out artist Eiko Ojala shared new visuals made for various editorials this year

@o_eiko

Alexander Grahovsky Art

May 16, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Illustration, Spain, Portfolios, 2018

Time to revisit portfolio of Spanish self taught artist Alexander Grahovsky now showcasing his best works with Creative Debuts in London. His bubble gum paintings are rad, he offers them as prints as well, and his outlook is all about balance.

@agrahovsky

Hattie Stewart's doodlebombing

NOW Gallery

May 15, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, Portfolios, United Kingdom, 2018, Art

Hattie Stewart is an Artist and Illustrator based in London, UK. Although she is best known for 'doodlebombing' over influential Magazines, her tongue-in-cheek artwork moves fluidly between many creative fields including Fashion, Music and Contemporary Art.

She is about to open an exhibition of new immersive works for NOW Gallery in London’s Greenwich Peninsula this month.

Hattie’s I Don’t Have Time For This exhibition is the gallery’s first collaboration with a young artist as part of its new programme, which aims to work with rising artists “who have an unusual approach and standout visual aesthetic”.

Commissioned by the gallery’s cultural curator Kaia Charles, the free exhibition from May 16 to June 25 will feature large scale floor-based artwork that invites participation with Hattie’s legendary doodle bomb illustrations, references to psychedelic art from the 60s and post-modern classics like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, offering the viewer a clean break from reality.

@hattiestewart

Sasha Fishkin illustrations

May 03, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, Portfolios, Belarus, 2018

Minsk-based self-taught illustrator Sasha Fishkin creates naive portraits carefully using Japanese pattern backgrounds "tsuru" that helps main characters to stand out and please an eye with their imperfections.

@sashafishkin

Paintings by Esther Brown

May 01, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Illustration, Portfolios, United Kingdom, 2018

Esther Brown is a British/South African artist and designer born and raised in Japan, currently settled and working in the UK. She completed a BA HONS in Fine Art in 2014, worked as a print designer and has won an award for her drawings.

Gleaning elements from her multicultural background, Esther’s work is based around the concepts of symmetry, beauty and Utopia. Brightly coloured birds sit on a background of patterns and golden halos, and animals are surrounded by a wreath of voluptuous flowers and butterflies. Her pieces often reflect the conflict between animals in decorative spaces and the desire for all nature to be wild and free. Both the small fragile creatures and those creatures considered more powerful are depicted and upheld in an other-worldly utopian environment, where their beauty and uniqueness is to be celebrated.

@estherbrownart

Ilya Milstein illustrations

April 27, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, Portfolios, USA, Australia, 2018

New York based Milan and Melbourne raised illustrator Ilya Milstein works mainly as editorial artist for clients include The New York Times, Kiehl's and Vice Media. In his recent series commissioned by the New York Times Style Magazine, Ilya recreates "New Yorkers and Their's 80s routines"

“These detailed streetscapes follow a character as she navigates the bustling and gritty New York of the era, crossing paths along the way with figures like David Wojnarowicz, Sylvia Woods and Andy Warhol”

— Ilya Milstein

The era might have been old New York’s last real gasp — a time when the very streets, dirty and unsafe as they were, seemed infused with possibility. Here, notable locals revisit their routes and routines, from lunch on the Upper East to nighttime sojourns to then-emerging neighborhoods like TriBeCa. - NYT

@ilyamilstein

Mysterious Anthropomorphic Illustrations by Jenna Barton

April 20, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in 2018, Illustration, Portfolios

"American designer and illustrator Jenna Barton combines watercolor and digital processing to create mysterious anthropomorphic scenes of dogs, foxes, deer, and other four-legged beings. These eerily rendered creatures often have blank glowing eyes which suggest the animal is possessed or hiding a deep inner world."

@dappermouth

Illustrative portraits by Y.D.A

April 06, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in 2018, Canada, Illustration, Portfolios

Young Canadian self-taught artist Yanah D.A working under "artdalas" moniker shows of her surreal portraits of Instagram era. Follow her on Ello for more

@artdalas

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April 05, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Belgium, Illustration, Art, Portfolios, 2018

Nina is a Belgium based artist who studied Graphic Arts at the Luca School of Arts in Brussels. By mixing different techniques she produces a bold and colorful visual language. Often using acrylic, ink, watercolour & pencils.

@ninaminnebo

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April 04, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, Portfolios, Russia, 2018

Once our favourite illustrator Anton Marrast (previously), disappeared from our radars for years and we are happy to have him back with a new artworks. just few days ago he shared travel sketches from a narrowboat trip from Barnoldswick to Leeds he did in England

@tsarramnotna

Illustrator Claudia Chanhoi is Redefining Femininity and Sexuality

April 03, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, China, Hong-Kong, Portfolios, USA, 2018

Drawing the most feminine parts of the female body as a series of dishes – isn’t that a bit over the top? Trying to fully express women’s desire for sexuality and even its symbolic form, through the tip of a pen – isn’t that a bit audacious?

Claudia Chanhoi, a Hong Kong-born and U.S.-based artist, says most of her creations feature women’s body parts but aren’t only about women’s sexual desire. They also represent the artist herself, a modern straight woman.

Continue on Neocha

@brainxeyes

Michael Driver Illustrations

April 02, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, Portfolios, United Kingdom, 2018

Mike Driver, a London, based freelance illustrator, currently represented by MP Arts. "His textural and brightly-hued work, full of long-limbed characters is a joy to look at. Their crispness and clarity suits print wonderfully but his use of both digital and analogue techniques keeps things interesting."

Follow on Ello

@michaeldriver

Andreea Robescu

March 30, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Fashion, Graphic Design, Illustration, Portfolios, Spain, 2018

There is no doubt that future is female and bright, and the portfolio of Barcelona-based graphic artist Andrea Robescu you see below is a strong evidence of it. Worth to mention Andrea is a crime partner of our long-term friend Andrei Robu helping him with graphic projects on daily basis

Her art breaks the boundaries of how the body and facial features are illustrated through photography in the fashion industry and by using a more relaxed and fun way of looking at things she expressed and embraced the human sexuality in a playful and empowering way.
Bold colours and abstract shapes play a big part of Andreea’s work. She’s creating powerful visuals using everything from markers to acrylics, pencils and ink, sometimes even her bare hands making the whole process a very personal one. Her energetic illustrations attracted the eye of various global brands and publications.

Follow her on ELLO

@andreea.robescu

Animotion by Dmitry Grozov

March 23, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, Portfolios, Russia, 2018

Russian illustrator Dmitry Grozov aka Ahriman is doing his best by redrawing famous movies scenes as Anime in his ongoing project "Animotion"

@megagrozov

Malavida: Melting Digital Art

March 19, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Digital Art, Illustration, Portfolios, France, 2018

Alycia Rainaud is a French graphic designer and digital artist. Originally influenced and passioned about publishing and hybrid books, she started working more than one year ago as a digital artist also known by the name of Malavida, mostly experimenting with new technologies, digital painting, programming, and visual effects.

On Ello

@maalavidaa

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March 15, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, Portfolios, Russia, 2018

It's been a while since we focused on Russian illustration (THB our catalogues: RIW1 | RIW2) and just found a new gem - Karina Yashagina creating beautiful illustrative sketches

@Karinaias

Illustrations by WanJim Gim

February 28, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Illustration, South Korea, Portfolios, 2018

"Seoul-based artist WanJim Gim illustrates the form and gesture of the human body using complex hatched layers of color and dramatic lighting. He adds intrigue to poses that could be considered traditional figure drawing studies by adding abstracted lines and watercolor washes that integrate the fragmented body parts into a larger visual field."

@willeys_art

Made By We Are: 12 Artists created unique collection

ARLO SOLO

February 06, 2018 by Arseny Vesnin in Fashion, Illustration, 2018

Made by We Are is an experimental design project curated by Vicente García Morillo & Eugene Serebrennikov of Burn & Broad, a multi-disciplinary design studio. Together they share the simple belief that collaborative creativity can spawn innovation and limitless possibilities.

Eugene Serebrennikov

Kevin Couliau

Büro Büro

Charlotte Delarue

Pleid

Sarah Matuszewski

The first collective Made by We Are project brings together 12 multidisciplinary, multinational creatives to create a unique one of a kind artistic collection. Using scarves as the canvas, the merging of creative talent results in an exclusive artistic product that can be worn as a statement piece or framed as a piece of artwork

Vicente García Morillo

Worship

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Saiman Chow

Bejan Berahimi

Josh Vanover

One night exhibition to run at ARLO HOTELS in NYC, Feb 22

@madebyweare