Pen & Paper: Yue Wu | Video
A different perspective is given in the latest installment of Hypebeast’s Pen & Paper series. Looking to change things up from the accustomed set of images, we met up with Parisian artist Yué Wu for a more thorough exploration into his earl...
Pen & Paper: Suzi Kemp
Suzi Kemp lives in the East End of London and draws inspiration for her illustrations from the city’s suburban life and culture. Her work oozes punk aesthetics, visibly influenced by an adolescence that thrived on ’80s hardcore punk rock...
Pen & Paper: Rugman
Although nicknamed Rugman for resembling the hairy Sasquatch, the London-based artist/designer earned his art world stripes for his sprightly approach, unquestionable passion and eerie imagery. His early affinity with art culture can be attributed to...
Pen & Paper: Stink
California-based artist Evan “Stink” Rossell is known for his colorful, often cartoonish work – art that was honed through days spent drawing, painting, surfing and skateboarding while growing up. Inspired by his grandfather –...
Pen & Paper: Hattie Stewart
In this edition of Pen & Paper, we explore the psychedelic mind of famed illustrator Hattie Stewart. A natural doodler from a young age, Hattie’s love for random drawings eventually earned her a BA in illustration from Kingston University....
Pen & Paper: GREG MIKE
Born and raised in Connecticut, it was only until he started visiting New York City in the ’80s that GREG MIKE realized the potential of art and design. Inspired by the bold artwork of mid-century cartoons, MIKE began to mix the grandiloquence...
Pen & Paper: Willkay
Influenced by a diverse range of genres and everyday experiences, artist Willkay has managed to create a raw and distinctive style all of his own. Starting at an early age, Willkay knew he wanted to be an artist, winning art competitions and eventual...
Pen & Paper: Tyrsa
When in 1999, Alexis Taieb — also known as Tyrsa — discovered graffiti, he knew he had found his calling. His natural love for letters and the art of typography led him to Gobelins, from which he graduated in 2007, and a career...
Pen & Paper: Dabs Myla
A pair of talented Australian artists who just happen to be a couple, Dabs Myla have been living and working in LA for the past three years. Their paint-based work is often playful and colorful, conjuring up images and memories from one’s child...
Pen & Paper: Angry Woebots
The artist Angry Woebots’ panda-heavy works often deal with the themes of struggle, anger and stress, and it’s a theme all too familiar to the artist. Having survived a near-fatal car crash in 1999 and subsequently moving to Seattle, wher...
Pen & Paper: Jeff Soto
Jeff Soto is an artist, illustrator and muralist who has exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. Inspired by a spectrum of influences ranging from graffiti and hip-hop to nature and pop culture, his work bridges the imaginary chasm betwe...
Pen & Paper: Skinner
Artists of various forms often seek to channel a sort of inner chaos onto paper, canvas, or whichever medium they might happen to work with. Hailing from Sacramento, California, the artist Skinner’s work might be a perfect embodiment of that no...
Pen & Paper: C.R. Stecyk III
As an impressionable young boy C.R. Stecyk III grew up idolizing his father who was an aspiring creative himself, photographing his family travels and modifying classic automobiles. That young apprentice then took his maturing affinity for photograph...
Pen & Paper: OG Slick
Street art culture and the urban landscape of graffiti would be very different today, had it not been for the works and influence of OG Slick. The Honolulu native spent much of the 1980s in Los Angeles using his signature cartoony characters and uniq...
Pen & Paper: Steven Harrington
Influenced by psychedelic art from the 1960s and 1970s, contemporary Los Angeles-based artist, Steven Harrington has built a following with his timeless pop-inspired style and mystical, contemplative imagery. Co-founder of California’s National...
