Anna Taratiel aka ONVI (Barcelona, Spain)

Anna Taratiel aka ONVI (Barcelona, Spain)
“It is interesting to construct unreal places that are inspired by our reality. My objective is to transport everyone to another place.”
Unlike most other hand-drawn design, Taratiel’s work has a very graphical feel to it, frequently displaying seemingly endless abstract compositions.
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IdN v16n2: Illustration Special — The Joys of being Hands-On
Most of us started out, as kids, with a love of drawing – remember that feeling of excitement when the teacher or your mum placed a piece of pristine paper in front of you and a box of coloured crayons? Despite the incredible advances in digital technology, enabling even those who are incapable of drawing a straight line or a recognisable human figure to be “artists”, this is a sensation that has stayed with some who have gone on to become professional designers, but still love to draw by hand, even if they continue to use the computer for some aspects of their work. We talk to 10 of them about the attraction of being hands-on.
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Hugo and Marie (New York, USA)
Although spending an inordinate amount of time in front of the computer, Hugo still feels more “honest” when equipped solely with a pencil and several sheets of paper.
Fontaine Anderson (Adelaide, Australia)
Anderson is inspired by her dreams, Japanese textiles, Egyptian gods, 1980s clip art, fashion and music.
“We love all music for all artists all the time.”
Good Wives and Warriors (Glasgow, UK / Melbourne, Australia)
“We’ll have a rough idea of what we’re aiming for, but the process of drawing can take us in directions we could not have imagined.”
“Generally, my shows in London have become more party-like. I think it’s because of my attitude to the night and how I started doing shows.
“I would say that I feel more like a designer... even approach to both art and illustration projects in that way...”