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Gerhard Human’s Nostalgia-Fueled Explorations

The stirring work of South African artist Gerhard Human combines an off-kilter palette and a comic sensibility. In the current set of work titled "All we ever wanted was everything" at Supersonic Art, the artist shares his latest explorations.

The stirring work of South African artist Gerhard Human combines an off-kilter palette and a comic sensibility. In the current set of work titled “All we ever wanted was everything” at Supersonic Art, the artist shares his latest explorations.

Accoriding to a statement: “The South African artist says of his work, ‘(The show) pretty much sums up what youth felt like for me. Maybe it’s different elsewhere, but I grew up in South African suburbia; crackpot of conservatism and mainstream culture. Comics, films, skating, music and books were ways to escape that world, invoking a sort of over-excited optimism.’ With these thoughts and inspirations in mind, Human has created a spectacular world of visual fantasy.”

See more of the artist’s work below.

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Gerhard Human, graphic design, illustration

Charcoal, David Álvarez, illustration

November 28, 2018

In illustrator David Álvarez’s recent charcoal works, the night is a character that walks the countryside. “I Dreamed I Was the Night” is the name of that latest series, a collection that will presumably comprise another story for the Mexico-based artist.

Stefan Glerum’s Retrofuturistic Illustrations

illustration, retrofuturism, Stefan Glerum

April 22, 2017

Amsterdam-based artist Stefan Glerum creates retrofuturistic illustrations, in a distinctively clear yet vibrant style. At times, these worlds appear closer to our own than we would want them to, depicting obsessions with technology and a desperation that recalls the speculative sci-fi of yesterday. This style lends itself to the artist’s commercial work, in which the artist’s work is distinguished in its off-kilter take on a variety of topics.

Hsiao-Ron Cheng’s Latest Series of Softly-Colored Digital Portraits

Digital Painting, Hsiao Ron-Cheng, illustration

February 1, 2016

Taipei, Tawain based artist Hsiao-Ron Cheng, has a certain calmness and serenity about her personality that is reflected in her digital illustrations. Her earlier work, first featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 24, portrayed wistful, fairytale-like scenes, but more recently, Cheng has shifted her focus to realistically rendered portraits of people in soft, pastel colors. For the past year, Cheng has elaborated on her portraiture by incorporating natural elements and detail in her subject's expressions and fashion.

The Comics and Drawings of Anuj Shrestha

Anuj Shrestha, comics, illustration

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Anuj Shrestha’s comics and drawings encounter themes of identity and progress, in all of its competing notions. A new collection of the artist’s strips, titled “NEW FEARS,” offer some of his latest reflections. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia-based illustrator has had his work published in Wired, The New York Times, The Intercept, and other publications.

Gerhard Human’s Nostalgia-Fueled Explorations

David Álvarez’s ‘I Dreamed I Was the Night’ Illustrations

Stefan Glerum’s Retrofuturistic Illustrations

Hsiao-Ron Cheng’s Latest Series of Softly-Colored Digital Portraits

The Comics and Drawings of Anuj Shrestha

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