LESLEY BARNES / GO FIGURE I like the idea that fashion starts off as a sketch by the designer, before becoming a physical garment, and for me, fashion illustration takes this process full circle interpreting the clothes back to an image. The fabrics, patterns and colours are what I want to explore rather than the figure. I [...]
ARTAKSINIYA / GO FIGURE I think we all try to express our inner world by different means. It`s a matter of disposition. I show my entity by drawing. I love it because it helps to incarnate bodiless ideas swarming in my head into something palpable. I draw until my eyes tell me to stop. You know this [...]
INGELA OCH VI / GO FIGURE Em and Peter : We can’t see any restrictions on how we can use our style. Today it’s more a question of time pressure, cost and space as it requires a studio. There are combinations that mix materials, craftsmanship and building set design. Then we create a feeling/mood in the photography. What [...]
ROSIE MCGUINNESS / GO FIGURE I can sit at my desk surrounded by books, magazines and research, and work through a brief from beginning to end – illustrating the designs, the collections, the people and styles that I admire so much. Illustration for me is a hugely satisfying creative process, something to concentrate on with [...]
CRISTIAN GROSSI / GO FIGURE My work is kitsch and I like that it is a little insecure, for me illustration is the right combination of spontaneity and dedication. I drew a lot at High School, especially during History lessons, I think because of the Etruscans, now I’m happy they were so boring. I used to [...]
HANNA MUELLER / GO FIGURE The beauty in it is to leave the real world outside my bubble of creativity. For once I’m completely relaxed and have the patience to process my feelings and impressions. When I started using aquarelle, no one showed me how to use them, which I think shows in my art. I [...]