Eric Fan

INTERVIEW :

Can you present yourself in a few words?
I'm an illustrator from Toronto, Canada. I got my start in t-shirt design, participating in sites like Threadless and DBH.


What is your artistic background?
I've always loved to draw ever since I was a kid, but my formal training came at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto.
We moved around quite a bit when I was a kid, so my imaginary world became something of a home base for me. I think all artists
are kind of like snails or turtles: they carry this imaginary world around with them like a shell or a movable home.


Can you describe your artistic style?
Nostalgic, vintage, and a little bit dreamlike. Although I enjoy playing around with an image digitally, my foundation is always traditional
media: pens, pencil, ink, pencil crayon. There's something about the tactile interface that a piece of paper provides between the artist's
hand and their imagination. It's physical and analog, like a stylus meeting vinyl..


What are your inspirations, references?
The natural world of animals and birds, and the surreal world of pure imagination and whimsy. I like top hats and vintage scenes,
steam punk, and have always enjoyed a good pop culture mash-up.


Do you have some future projects?
I'm really excited to be working on a children's book right now with my brother Terry. So far the response has been incredibly positive
and I'm looking forward to throwing my heart into it and creating something magical.


A word for Wall Editions?

It's great to have my work featured on Wall Editions! Thank you for letting me be a part of your website.
I'm humbled to be in the company of other artists I admire.

 

 

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