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Having recently returned from living in Japan, where she
rediscovered her love of illustration, Andrea Innocent (a.k.a
innocentgirl) is an emerging freelance illustrator/artist now
living in her hometown of Melbourne, Australia.
Previously working within a broad range disciplines including
fashion design, textile design, animation and character design, it
was after studying her Masters of Multimedia Design and subsequent
travel to Japan, that she discovered digital illustration to be the
best medium to express the “pictures that appear in her mind”.
A self-confessed nipponophile there is no denying the
influence her exposure to Japanese culture has had on her work.
Themes range from investigations into the cult of otaku to
traditional Japanese folk tales and Japanese textiles and their
meanings. Her inspirations can come from various sources such as
newspaper articles, Japanese television, and advertising, books,
music, toys, animals, the internet, or just from generally watching
life unfold around her.
Heavy in symbolism the illustrations fuse contemporary art and
socio-political comment with traditional works. Aesthetically the
works borrow heavily from the traditions of ukiyo-e, manga and
subsequent contemporary styles such as ‘Superflat’. Combining a
strong sense of colour and graphics and blending these with ‘found’
photographic and textural images her works become a collage of
icons that tell a story to the viewer. It has been remarked that
her pieces tend to float between both a Western and an Eastern art
aesthetic.
Among her many influences are, Yoshitomo Nara, Tomoko Konoike,
Chiho Aoshima, Haruki Murakami, Osamu Tezuka, Mark Ryden, Troy
Innocent, Nathan Jurevicius, the Pre-Raphaelites and her
nieces.
www.otoshimono.org
CV
Media Release
KAZARI collector
Rat Daughter,
Chocolate
Geisha:
contemporary
expressions of Japan by two Australian artists
A complete list of the
17 prints, in editions of 20, will be available together with
commentary or folk stories will be posted on this web
site.
Click on images to enlarge
Falcon Girl
A4 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
49cm x 59.5cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Falcon Girl ...]
Rat Daughter
A4 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
46cm x 57cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Rat Daughter ...]
Kaguyahime
A4 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
46cm x 57cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Kaguyahime ...]
Tanuki Girl
A3 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
54.5cm x 69cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Tanuki Girl ...]
The Quick Brown Fox Jumps over the lazy
Dog Salaryman
A4 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
46cm x 57cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story ...]
Futago
A4 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
46cm x 57cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Futago ...]
Chou Chou Sanpo
A4 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
55cm x 48cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Chou Chou Sanpo ...]
Lolicon
Digital print [21x40cm] on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
46cm x 67cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Lolicon ...]
Just Be Happy
A3 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
67cm x 57cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Just Be Happy ...]
Domino Effect
A3 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
67cm x 57cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Domino Effect ...]
I'd Rather be a Swallow than a Snail
A3 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
54.5cm x 69cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story ...]
Idoru
A3 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
ALSO available printed on Okawara Handmade
Awagami Paper
48cm x 65.5cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Idoru ...]
Tanabata
Digital print [25x25cm] on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
49.5cm x 51.5cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Tanabata ...]
Momotaro
Digital print [25x25cm] on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
49.5cm x 51.5cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Momotaro ...]
Ume Otaku
A4 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
46cm x 57cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Ume Otaku ...]
Horror Otaku
A4 Digital print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag
308gsm
(100% acid free cotton)
46cm x 57cm (W x H) (Framed)
[The Story behind Horror Otaku ...]
andrea innocent
Innocentgirl - illustrator digital illustration fashion design
photography artist designer
www.otoshimono.org
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