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Best of Lustra Illustration Festival: Marat Morik

Russia is well known as the birthplace of many famous and talented artists. However, few know about the country’s illustrators. This art form seems to have been forgotten, for which reason RBTH put together a project about Russian illustrators.
By Marat Morik, special to RBTH
Russia is well known as the birthplace of many famous and talented artists. However, few know about the country's illustrators. This art form seems to have been forgotten, for which reason RBTH put together a project about Russian illustrators. Marat Morik's charm is that he's not just an illustrator, but a graffiti artist.
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Russia is well known as the birthplace of many famous and talented artists. However, few know about the country's illustrators. This art form seems to have been forgotten, for which reason RBTH put together a project about Russian illustrators. Marat Morik's charm is that he's not just an illustrator, but a graffiti artist.
In other words, over time many of his pencil illustrations experience a new lease of life on the walls of buildings.

Marat Morik

In other words, over time many of his pencil illustrations experience a new lease of life on the walls of buildings.
Although he employs statics and geometry, Marat's work is dynamic. Like any graffiti artist, Marat is also fascinated by fonts and typefaces.

Marat Morik

Although he employs statics and geometry, Marat's work is dynamic. Like any graffiti artist, Marat is also fascinated by fonts and typefaces.
Marat says that usually he draws inspiration from pictures, scenes of everyday life and images from films.

Marat Morik

Marat says that usually he draws inspiration from pictures, scenes of everyday life and images from films.
However he thinks that there is always something to strive for: «Most of all I am inspired by the works of artists who are way cooler than me.»

Marat Morik

However he thinks that there is always something to strive for: «Most of all I am inspired by the works of artists who are way cooler than me.»
Describing his style in 5 words Marat is resourceful: «I mix the volumetric with the flat, the profiled with the abstract.»

Marat Morik

Describing his style in 5 words Marat is resourceful: «I mix the volumetric with the flat, the profiled with the abstract.»
October 15, 2014
Tags: Art, painting, lustra_fest

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