I was commisioned by the city of Roeselare in Belgium to create an artwork inspired by Albrecht Rodenbach, a local poet, rebel and folk hero. With his poetry and back-to-your roots approach Rodenbach inspired a student uprising advocating revival of Flemish literature, thus becoming one of the symbols of Flemish movement.
My concept for this artwork was twofold: on one hand, on an idea transmission: a singular idea being sparked into existence from ether, and then having so much charge that it spreads, grows, multiplies and develops into a wave of many, until an aggregate becomes a movement, a revolution, and finally a change. We are united and divided by what we believe the world to be.
On another hand, it also speaks of us humans coming from the same source as singular beings, but then learning through trials of life that the ultimate craving we all share is that primal sense of unity and belonging. We can only truly live-love-laugh in co-exhistence and collaboration with others, as well as to create and build meaningful things we have to unite and be in service to the humankind and the planet.
If I order at an italian restaurant and there are breadsticks, I can wait. But if I’m cooking italian, I want it in my mouth in 30 minutes or less! Ciao!
Cover design for Big Mamma’s Cuisine Italienne en 30 mnutes (Douche Comprise) cookbook.
Fountain sculpture created site specific for Crystal Ship festival in Ostend, Belgium.
In all of my work I am most interested in transformation at intersections of discourses, and no other creature is more essential to change and the life cycle of ecosystems on Earth than mushrooms. Fungi transform death back to life, breaking down the old so the new can grow.
We as people are also energy transmutators both physically and spiritually, and the idea behind Mushroomerina sculpture is that each one of us has the power and responsibility to change our environment. From outdated ideas in society that need to be challenged to habits that no longer serve us, from fighting injustice to bringing more love into the world, it’s all up to us and has to be practiced actively.
Label artwork for Tales Of, a line of craft bottled cocktails released by Arcus Group in Norwegian market. Art direction by Olsson Barbieri.
The labels tell the legend of the birth of each cocktail, tale of Aquavit for Oslo Mule, and tale of brandy for Sidecar.
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Personal work.
3D render by Nicholas Strada.
Cosmic Babe, the ruler of Cosmic Realm.
Poster design for La Guarimba film festival 2021
Poster for Pete The Monkey festival 2019.
Illustration for Berlin Animation Festival poster.
Graphic design Bruno Oppido.
2020 edition of the festival was led by slogan “In Berlin, only animation beats reality”. Who could disagree, right?
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Personal work. In response to current political climate, inspired by Operation Ivy’s seminal East Bay punk song UNITY.
Illustrations for adidas Confirmed app.
adiArchive editorial piece highlights key moments of tennis legend Rod Laver’s career, and how the ‘Rod Laver’ shoe has developed across different milestones through its original performance to the various lifestyle iterations over time.
3meter tall inflatable sculpture for Juxtapoz Clubhouse during Miami Art Basel 2019.
Meet Ecstasy Babe, holding a Cosmic Lemon, poised on a pile of conquered bananas. She’s the latest addition to ‘Buddha Bites Into Forbidden Fruit’ artwork series.
FREE FLOWING DESIRE
ENDLESS TURBULENCE
PIERCING ENERGY
I SPILL INTO FORMLESS ETHER
AS LONG AS I AM PURE EXPLOSION
THERE IS NO PAST OR THE FUTURE
AT THE SAME TIME
I AM SCATTERED THINLY ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
AND CONDENSED INTO A SINGLE MOMENT OF ECSTASY
Illustrations for wine branding and packaging.
What is a bowl grabber you may ask? In polite society it’s someone unaware of standard wine etiquette. In wine business it’s the new cool kid on the block, serving connoisseur wines in down-to-earth format.
I worked with Bowl Grabber and Casual Business design studio to create their visual identity from scratch and to bring their first product - a cheerful Portuguese Alvarinho - to life.
Artwork for ‘It’s A Match’ group exhibition in HFA gallery in Vienna.
For a show on a subject of all things FIRE, I produced a matchbox and a limited edition print. INSTANT COMBUSTION, ETERNAL FLAME!
Wall commissioned by Justkids for Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas, USA. Each year the festival has a carefully curated art programme that turned Downtown LV into a heavyweight urban art destination.
I SLOWLY MELT INTO ETERNITY
IT’S ALL I EVER WANTED
PERPETUAL EXPANDING ECSTASY
Graphics for brand identity. I was commissioned by Studio South to do a multi-purpose illustration that would be used for a visual identity of a new Thai restaurant based in Auckland, New Zealand - Gogo Daddy Thai Canteen.
Gogo Daddy is Mark Wallbank and Che Barrington's new eatery serving street-style food, inspired by culinary adventures of Thailand: from roadside carts in Chiang Mai to the floating markets of Bangkok.
The artwork and its elements are used throughout restaurant's assets: menus, table markers, staff t-shirts, house-made drink labels, website, online presence, as well as a large-scale mural inside the restaurant.
I have been commissioned by Industry City to paint a wall for their location in New York. The initiative is part of their Collision project, that invites female identifying artist to activate spaces around their 16 building complex in Brooklyn.
Clothing collaboration with LAU, an itallian womenswear brand established by an art loving architect Lisa Anderlini.
Pattern design is based on legends of a small island Inis Oirr in Ireland. These characters were also art installations during an arts and music festival Drop Everything.
I collaborated with GO VILNIUS - a tourism institution dedicated to promoting the capital of Lithuania - to create a campaign to show off Vilnius at World Travel Market 2019, the biggest annual tourism exhibition that takes place in London.
Vilnius (or Lithuania for that matter) is still not that well known worldwide, because for years it has been promoted with castles (there are barely any) and boiled potato dumplings (rarely eaten by Lithuanians), aka all the “traditional” heritage.
I wanted to create a campaign that would represent current Vilnius - where young people are doing exciting things, nature is amazing and tourism still hasn’t ravished the rawness of this place. So I chose to bravely declare Vilnius “The New Cool”, while encouraging visitors to find out more about my home city.
Besides promotional postcards and giveaway lapel pins, I designed a 3m tall inflatable sculpture. The art installation was placed right at the main entrance of the event to catch the attention of 32K WTM visitors, where the volunteers where giving out the cards and directing the traffic towards the Lithuanian stand.
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Fellow Creatures is a new UK-based desserts brand, and I worked together with Classmate Studio to create a brand identity and packaging for FC’s vegan, organic and overall planet-friendly chocolate.
Fellow Creatures puts priority on indulgence, fun and feeling good about yourself, no matter what shape, size or breed of sweet-tooth you are. I designed and illustrated a range of characters to embody the Fellow Creatures brand and to look visually as yummy as the treat inside is, while cheekily standing out from the competition on the shelf.
I have been commissioned by Moniker Art Fair to design a fully functioning bar. It had to reflect the “Circus” theme of the fair and be flat-packable for transportation.
The title and concept of the bar is Carousel of More Nirvana, an oxymoron: we keep chasing that kick, that dream, that illusion of success, which is just one step away, just around the corner if you just keep going, work harder, spend more, look better. And yet it’s never enough, so we just go for another spin time after time.
I’ll take three nirvanas to go, please!
Life Is Beautiful festival announcement for Justkids social media.
Label artwork for second edition of Tales Of, a line of craft bottled cocktails released by Arcus Group in Norwegian market. Art direction by Olsson Barbieri.
The labels tell the legend of the birth of each cocktail, tale of Rum for Mojito, tale of gin for Gin&Tonic and tale of vodka for Ginger Mule.
Poster for International Barcelona Coffee Festival 2019
IMAGINE THIS: In a land far far away you are having your perfect vacation... What is it like? Is it watching penguins in Uruguay, or sunbathing topless in central London?
I was commissioned to illustrate a selection of very unique travel experiences for the website of Bon Apetit magazine, Healthyish.
More stories here:
www.bonappetit.com/gallery/guide-to-travel#
I was commissioned by Smirnoff to create a poster for Dublin Pride 2018 as part of their “We’re Open” inclusivity initiative.
Bringing together leading trans and gender non-conforming artists and performers, the campaign aims to spark conversation, create positive change in nightlife culture and lead a movement to make it a more open-minded and socially inclusive space.
I have collaborated with Spanish furniture company SANCAL to create COSAS - a capsule collection of home and lifestyle accessories as a part of their new JUNGLA home range.
The collection was presented in Milano Salone del Mobile design exhibition in April 2018, and is now sold worldwide through SANCAL retailers.
JUNGLA philosophy is all about letting your house to be invaded by the jungle, about blurring the limits between real and surreal, orderly and chaotic, natural and man-made. The goal was to make wild, tongue-in-cheek items to disrupt the ordinary. COSAS collection includes blankets, pillows, cushions, vases, wall stickers and temporary tattoos.
To celebrate the launch of Blast Skates x Playdude x Vans collectible toy, I was invited to rework their famous little dude mascot.
Who’s cooler than small skating lemon? A skating badass girl, of course.
Other artists who meddled with mascot’s appearance were Stevie Gee, Gemma Correll, Jack Sachs, Mark Malarko, Ellie Andrews, Thomas Fernández and Liisa Chisolm.
There are two types of people
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Gelato cup design for Maccheli Gelati
How to make delicious Italian ice-cream even more perfect? Serve it in a happy-go-lucky cup!
I have been commissioned to paint a wall for Loftas Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania. After years of studying, living and working abroad, I was very happy to finally make a large scale artwork in the city where I am from.
A FOOL TO THE FULL
A LOVER LIKE NO OTHER
When I was making a sketch for the wall, I was thinking what message I want to be visible for people that pass this every day, what do I want to say to the place that I come from? And it was really enough just to look at myself growing up here - all the walls I had to break through and all the fears I had to face of not doing the right thing, of failing, of being not good enough... Bah! In the end it's all just ideas that we limit ourselves with! Who makes the rules anyway?
So I'm saying: Baby, just make all the mistakes you want to make! Be your true self to the full, love to the max, expand to infinity! Come on let's go!
For their Review of the Year collaboration with Google, It’s Nice That asked me to sum up my year in one word.
My word for 2018 is ENERGY: as in having more and more creative energy to materialise bigger and bigger things, and my work having more energy to resonate with more people. Also as in crashing energy from exhaustion from work, and as in balancing my energy between everything I do so it comes back as enjoyment.
Graphics commissioned by Pull&Bear for Pig Lunar Year celebrations in their Asian stores.
Personal work.
A wall in Poble Nou, Barcelona, painted in October 2018.
If you can no longer fight your demons, join them!
Illustrations for The New York Times 7-day reading challenge: How to be a better reader.
A bandana I have designed for a special edition of PLAYHOUSE x PHARRELL party in Las Vegas.
The design had to reflect the cool kid spirit of this fashion savvy party and pay a homage to Pharrell Williams.
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Personal work.
I WELCOME MY DEMONS
THEY LIFT ME UP INTO ETERNITY
A wall in Poble Nou, Barcelona, painted in June 2018.
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Pleasure Seekers is a series of personal work exploring the experience of human existence as a singular event in time and as a continuity in cosmos.
It was created for and exhibited at Moniker Art Fair in New York, May 2018.
The series includes four limited edition giclee prints and two original paintings, and was displayed in an specially designed booth.
Illustrations for three t-shirt designs to be worn by staff throughout Big Mamma pizzerias in Paris.
The images had to be nice but naughty, with an Italian story to tell. Facciamo casino!
I was invited to do a mural for Tictail Market store in Lower East Side, New York City.
Baby, You’re Everything! wall is an inspiration, affirmation and an invitation for a celebration of our human existence.
I have been invited to design five site specific installations for Drop Everything, an arts and culture festival that takes place on a small island of Inisheer in Ireland.
I inhabited the island with characters stemming from the mythology of the place, that were born and bred by the stories of the locals and the natural setting of Inis Oirr.
The installation were accompanied by a release of four limited edition prints, available exclusively here.
Photographs by Donal Talbot
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Series of doggos I met and befriended on the streets of Tokyo. They may or may not be actual dogs.
Double editorial illustration for wine and good life lover's magazine Noble Rot.
The article covers all perfect imaginary restaurants George Reynolds has opened while having less-than perfect dinners.
Personal work for exhibition with Good Mother Gallery at Art Basel Miami 2017.
"Life Advice" is a series of ten limited edition posters for life improvement, investigating issues ranging from bodily pleasures to the ultimate connection to cosmos. It's a self-made guide for better living, collected and patched together from my experiences over the past 6 months. I have been inspired by California's psychic services, New Age philosophy, and instructional health posters, and and on top of that did some pretty serious self discovering. As a result, these posters validate all forms of human existence and poke fun at the vulnerabilities, while at the same time giving some (questionable) advice on how to overcome them. "Life Advice" is advice you didn't know you needed, and is meant to improve your life even if you don't want it.
Girls Club Only, limited edition poster.
Art commission for Girls Are Back In Town, an all-women exhibition curated by KAPITAAL, a print studio in Utrecht, Netherlands.
'Psychic', limited edition poster.
Art commission for Phantasm, a group show curated by Lord Whitney for Colours May Vary (Leeds, UK) 5th birthday. The exhibition explored themes of magic, mystery and occult.
Digital illustration for dating site OkCupid.
I had to illustrate one kinky fact from their collection. Did you know 93% of people agree that regular sex is necessary for a healthy relationship, and 62% of women and 75% of men like rough sex?
Brand art commission for independent coffee makers and lovers Repetition Coffee.
The brief was to creative a universal artwork that could be used throughout the range of Repetition Coffee's merchandise and would reflect brand's identity. Their motto for coffee and for life is Avec Amour.
Digital artwork commission for eyewear company Etnia Barcelona.
I have worked with Etnia Barcelona on their campaign celebrating ANARTISTS. The brief asked to illustrate one of the 11 Anartist Commandments, I chose "The Anartist redefines the format". The image had to reflect the concept meanwhile putting Etnia Barcelona sunglasses forward as protagonists.
LInk to ANARTIST manifesto here.
Animation by Abel Reverter.
I was commissioned by Compare The Market to illustrate ten superstitions surrounding travel from around the world for their worldwide online campaign.
If you’re in Russia, sit down on your suitcases before leaving the house, in Norway you better curse your loved one, in Portugal don’t ever walk backwards - the devil will know! In China you won’t find the 4th floor in your hotel, in Romania leaving through a different door than you came in will cost you dearly, and don’t even bother going to the airport on the 17th in Italy!
Digital commission by art and fashion magazine Dazed.
I have been asked to create an alternative flag for my country. I designed an image for utopian Lithuania, with values of integrity, unity and perseverance.
Link to the article here.
Editorial commission for Fricote, a go-to magazine for all urban epicureans.
What does your holiday food pyramid look like?
Artwork for 2018 calendar of designer furniture company SANCAL.
Each month features an item from SANCAL's latest collection. Everybody knows how to use furniture in the right way, but how do you use it wrong?
Personal work.
'Sukeban' means 'boss girl' or 'delinquent girl' in Japanese.
Personal work.
Accurate portraits of Powerwomen of Banana world.
I have collaborated with Adidas Running to create an artwork for their UltraBOOST sneaker social media campaign. The Three BOOST Graces were inspired by the Ash Pearl shoe - light, powerful and unbeatable.
Cassette artwork commission by Sono TWS.
The album is titled We Can Get Along and references artist's parallel life as a graffiti writer.
Private commission in Brooklyn, New York.
LIFE OF LEISURE
I’M NEVER NOT HERE
SOFT DEMISE
I SAW IT COMING