Pen & Paper: NYCHOS | Video
Drawing from his art, what goes on inside the racing mind of NYCHOS belies any serenity his peaceful exterior may convey. The Austrian artist specializes in painting and illustration, using highly colorful, often dissected figures as expressions of h...
Pen & Paper: Mark Goss
While many artisans have employed macabre symbols in suggestive, yet often chilling elements to their work, Mark Goss - or Mass to his affiliates - embraces the recognizable human skull silhouette as a trademark stamp, blending it with an accolade of...
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: Claire Duport
With no formal training and a little over two years of experience under her belt, the story of Claire Duport’s foray into the art world is an inspiring tale of following one’s passion. Born in the French countryside, Duport channeled an e...
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: Sophia Chang
This installment of Pen & Paper takes a peek inside the sketchbook of NYC artist and self-professed bun queen. Sophia Chang is an illustrator and designer from Queens with an avid love of buns (the type on heads) and a slightly eccentric spirit....
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: 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: 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...
