Interview: The True Grit of Illustrator Eric Nyffeler
This article was first published on HOWDESIGN.COM in 2016 For two weeks each spring Austin, Texas is taken over by South by Southwest (SXSW), a unique festival experience set on exposing new...
View ArticleWeekly Poster Roundup: November 16, 2019
Each day, incredible posters are put out into the world. Some sell out immediately, some do not. In this weekly list, EVIL TENDER picks a handful of great posters that are still available. Support...
View ArticleArt in Time of Pandemic: Prints from Eric Fisher
There was always an awareness of the coronavirus. For most of the world, it was happening somewhere else. Effecting strangers and like most tragedies, it kept a tight circle of those involved. Then...
View Article‘Russian Field of Experiments 5’ by Nikita Kaun
There is the appearance of ritual. At the forefront, two female figures entwined at the tongue, hooped in a Western heart, the angel of death between them, and a maelstrom of hearts and skulls pushed...
View ArticleThe Vacvvm: An International Cult of Illustrators & Poster Designers
On October 10, 2014, a new page appeared on Facebook attributed to illustrator Aaron Horkey and creative director Mitch Putnam. The first post was a sketch of distinctly Horkeyian creation—an ink...
View ArticleOn Sale: ‘Spring Shelter’ by Laurent Durieux
We are inside of a shared dissolve, as the pace and expectations of normality become a more staid and intimate life. This is our modern global pandemic. With his latest print Spring Shelter,...
View ArticleThe Precision of Illustrator Martin Ansin
The lines are clean. The likeness of the lone figure, a well-known actress, is drawn with only a fistful of lines, and it should be stated—it’s perfect. The illustration, colored in crisp sepia tone...
View ArticleMore is More: The Work of Illustrator Romy Blümel
The scenes created by Hamburg-based illustrator Romy Blümel are maximalist in nature — bold colors and imposing shapes overlap, falling into each other. Perspectives vary throughout the canvas,...
View ArticlePeter Diamond and the Awe of Folklore
Canadian illustrator Peter Diamond explores the epic literature of Medieval Britain, the heroic songs and poems that birthed the legend of King Arthur. Diamond moves beyond the flat plain-speak of...
View ArticleAvailable Now: ‘Object Compendium’ by Kilian Eng
There is no true narrative connection between the illustrations, over a decade’s worth, but a modest skim of the work of Kilian Eng gives the impression of massive world-building, an immersive...
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