Illustration
#Muhammad Fatchurofi
January 26, 2024
Grace Ebert
“Leap.” All photos © Muhammad Fatchurofi, distributed with permission
Semarang artist Muhammad Fatchurofi from Indonesia interprets the crushed and grainy textures of the printing press into his vivid illustrations. Whether or not sketching on paper or digitally, Fatchurofi gravitates in the direction of surreal, haunting scenes tinged with nostalgia, which he renders in shiny, daring hues of main colours. In a single work, a cairn locations a inexperienced determine seated between stones, whereas one other includes a crimson koi fish leaping from a wavy blue web page. “For me, these fundamental colours give off a daring, vibrant, energetic really feel,” he says.
Fatchurofi works with a protracted record of editorial and industrial purchasers together with The New York Instances, Google and Bandcamp, which he balances with private initiatives. He compares his follow to journaling, explaining:
I’m taken with utilizing illustration as a considerate technique to doc my ideas, pursuits and experiences in my on a regular basis life. On this follow, I attempt to replicate on my ideas and experiences in a extra optimistic mild and be taught one thing from it. The result’s usually described by my viewers as peaceable and soothing.
Fatchurofi is at the moment engaged on a collection of acrylic work that he plans to exhibit later this 12 months and is including extra restricted version prints to his store. Comply with his work on Instagram.
“Life is tough”
“seize”
“Seed”
“one”
“Archive”
“Issues”
“Dandanggu”
#Muhammad Fatchurofi
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