You Byun
I have a weak spot for the work of New York illustrator You Byun. Her pastel, Miyazaki-esque landscapes populated with their saucer eyed creatures just make me swoon. It reminds me of several other well-known illustrators working today, but I feel that she is onto something spectacular that will simply continue to evolve until we’re all just utterly blown out of the water.
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I’ve been to Portland. Yes, people there are really weird, hippie, forest spirits that are in a cosmic brotherhood. They perform black masses with crystals and then they go skateboarding to let off some steam. Nas Chompas is actually a photorealist artist. Read more
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