California lowbrow movement illustration by gary baseman gary baseman he is one of the best-known north American toy art artists , in his imagination retro cartoon-style characters coexist with sinister scenarios that are reminiscent of the paintings of delvaux and even Hieronymus Hieronymus. Drawing mark ryden tree swallowing girl drawing by mark ryden, author belonging to the lowbrow movement mark ryden he is known as the artist with the sinister huge eyes. He mixes traditional painting techniques, ranging from flemish primitives to french neoclassicals, with themes from popular culture, the children's universe, or Victorian aesthetics.

He is the author of the unmistakable cover of red hot's one hot Phone Number List minute. Lowbrow drawing of Nicoletta cocculin princess with her toys lowbrow drawing by Nicoletta Cecola Nicoletta Cecola and least grotesque of the four. Her paintings can be seen in children's illustrated albums, but with  disturbing and sad touches, which convey a beautiful melancholy. Other authors who could be included under the lowbrow movement are kaws , ron english , Tristan Eaton , d face , victor castillo , or mcbess , among others. She belongs to a generation of illustrators who are around thirty and take on the world with their energy and talent.



Or at least they try. Martha rivas never stops getting involved in projects, some lucrative and others not. But the point is not to stop hitting the "jar" and the pencil. Meanwhile, she teaches classes at the european institute of design , in madrid she co-runs an independent fanzine publisher and a self-publishing festival, and now she is launching a children's magazine with other illustrators. In the midst of this maelstrom, we were lucky enough to have time for this interview, and to design a cover for the new arty notebooks. The most festive of all. We warn you that meeting this illustrator is a real injection of enthusiasm.