The Disquieting Illustrations of Milena Huhta

Finland illustrator Milena Huhta crafts unsettling drawings that pull from fashion, ’90s pop, and other global influences. The artist’s projects include her own personal work, album artwork, editorial illustrations, and other projects. Huhta describes herself as a “Finnish-Polish artist with macabre inclinations.”

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In her words, the artist says that “mixing together elements of 90’s shōjo manga, sci-fi scenarios, contemporary fashion and Asian folklore, I create worlds filled with conflicted and melancholy characters.” The artist’s palettes, in particular, appear to take inspiration from that first element, in both playful and striking hues.

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The Disquieting Illustrations of Milena Huhta

Cemal Eker’s Mythical Drawings

Anna Park’s Startling Charcoal Drawings

Jim Mahfood Illustrations Pack Stranger Factory Show

Stamatis Laskos’s Warped Portraits and Murals

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