Interviews
Exclusive interviews with contemporary illustrators, looking at their work, ideas and perspectives, techniques and inspiration, illustrated!
RUBÉN MARTÍN HERNÁNDEZ
Sitting among fallen oranges, Rubén Martín Hernández has a quick, mischievous grin and sparkles with enthusiasm and energy. Rubén pours that energy into Dodo Magazine, his self-published adventure, science and fantasy magazine for anyone with an inquisitive mind and joyful sense of discovery.
ANDREA HEIMER
The first artist-in-residence at Berlin’s Idrawalot, Andrea Heimer’s intricate, delicate and dark paintings immerse you in an awkward ’90s American suburban childhood.
ANNA KATHARINA JANSEN
Anna uses gentle colour palettes and lots of acrylic, beautifully executed in her charming tale of two people with temperature control problems.
NADINE MAGNER
A freshly minted illustrator and recent arrival to Cologne, Nadine makes work with a mash-up of shaky hand-drawn elements and digital textures.
BJÖRN STEINMETZLER
In Björn’s work, shaky pencil lines, wide-eyed figures, textures and hand-drawn words seem to tumble into themselves and fight against each other to be seen.
CHIMÈNE HENRIQUEZ
French illustrator Chimène Henriquez creates illustrations with soft dabs of paint and vibrant colours, particulary in her ongoing collaborative project Les Exquis.
IN CONVERSATION
Longer and freeform conversations with contemporary illustrators (with PDFs available to download!)
ILLUSTRATORS IN CONVERSATION #3
Olivia Ahmad and Judith Carnaby
Go behind the scenes and learn about curating illustration in this in-depth interview with Olivia Ahmad, Curator at the House of Illustration in London, UK.
If the interview is too long for you right now, download it as a PDF and enjoy it when you can sit back and relax later!
ILLUSTRATORS IN CONVERSATION #2
Jayde Perkin and David McMillan
Jayde Perkin asks her partner and fellow illustrator David McMillan some tough and touching questions in this cheeky interview!
If the interview is too long for you right now, download it as a PDF and enjoy it when you can sit back and relax with a wee beverage later!
ILLUSTRATORS IN CONVERSATION #1
Ella Cohen and Bárbara Fonseca
– with Judith Carnaby.
On a cold and dark night in Berlin two talented contemporary illustrators sat down and had an informative, inquiring and inspiring conversation with Illustrators Illustrated founder Judith Carnaby. Ella Cohen, aka Ella Kookoo, and Bárbara Fonseca, aka Veils and Mirrors, share their thoughts, frustrations and methods around illustration and research as well as musings on Nick Cave’s work ethic…
If the interview is too long for you right now, download it as a PDF and enjoy it when you can sit back and relax later!