Born in Bosnia & Hercegovina and currently living in San Francisco, Maja Ruznik work intrigues me. Her paintings predominantly focus on people’s faces. Blurred yet crisp, their eyes are piercingly cool and stoic – reflecting a certain helplessness; perhaps even a cry for help.
Some of her work is founded on her experience as a childhood refugee fleeing from a war-torn country. Her romantic notions soon ended after she went back for a visit 17 years later to a country devastated by the war.
I’m intrigued by the detailed illustrations of Rosa Middleton – a cartoonist and illustrator based in the UK; who creates narratives with her images. There’s lots of things going on in the background of some of her illustrations that makes you feel like a bit of voyeur! They’re also packed with social commentary (she doesn’t mind poking a bit of fun into things) and that’s where the beauty of context comes into play.
Read up about her via interviews at WeHeart and TheArtfuls
We’re a little late for September, but this month’s desktop wallpaper comes from Lucy Eldridge – an illustrator living in Brighton, UK (featured previously) . The theme for the desktop wallpaper sprung from Lucy drawing lots of food-related things these days – so coffee and milk seems like the best thing to be on one’s desk (or desktop!)
Enjoy!
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Follow Lucy’s adventure through her website, blog and also on Twitter!
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To see all the artists in our desktop wallpaper series, head here!
