7. Catrin Welz-Stein

Obrazy na granicy surrealistycznego kiczu, ich rozmyta wartość artystyczna może być zarówno zaletą, jak i wadą. Alicja w Krainie Czarów i opowieść o róży rodem z Thackeraya... w ilustracjach Catrin Welz-Stein możemy przejrzeć się w lustrach różnych baśni. Mnie najbardziej podobają się alegoryczne przedstawienia kobiet niby-bogiń, z różnych epok, światów i zaświatów oraz wykorzystanie starych zdjęć, które rzucają nas nagle na brzeg o wyrazistszych konturach.

Images on the verge of surrealistic kitsch, their blurred artistic value can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. The Alice in Wonderland and the story of a rose by Thackeray... in the illustrations of Catrin Welz-Stein we can look at the mirrors of various fairy tales. I love the allegorical representations of quasi-goddesses from different eras, worlds and underworlds, and the use of old photographs that suddenly throw us on the shores of clearer contours.

5. Daria Hlazatova

Dot, dot, dot... Beautiful world of dots and spots and twisting lines. Nature, cityscapes, wild animals, people who look like they live in dreams or circus tricks. People of old, forgotten tales. Vintage reminiscences, black and white images or too bright, intense colors. Anxiety and prayers. Folk motifs and starry nights.

Daria Hlazatova

4. Whoolie Chen

May is a cold month this year. But still, nature doesn't hesitate to bloom as fully as she can. 
Illustrations of Whooli Chen reminds me of may gardens, fresh colors, different flowers trying to catch attention of the sun, wind and human's eye.

Whooli Chen is an illustrator based in Taiwan. She has a MA degree in illustration field from University of the Arts London. She misses an urban fox in London that she spent a summer with. She loves literature and art, whether together or apart // behance

And indeed she creates pictures full of books and plants, cozy little places, perfect for introverts with magic in their hearts. There are zen gardens and Eastern symbols, as well as inspiration from botanical prints and children's worlds and literature classics.

3. Sveta Dorosheva

Do you need color to create beautiful fairytale-like images? Sveta Dorosheva proves that not necessarily! Her meticulous illustration brings us the feeling of old-fashioned fairytales about medieval royals and beautiful fairies. Tarot and old figures might be her inspiration too. You can also find some art deco and art nouveau echoes. She likes to experiment with quirky calligraphy and mix sweet and scary elements. She is not much interested in modernity, her recent works refer to Slavic folklore. Dorosheva creates also vintage botanical and anatomic illustrations.