French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
illustrator
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and
graphic artist
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based in
Barcelona
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. Her style of works could be characterized by pure minimalism within Pop art and
Op art
Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions.
Op artworks are abstract, with many better-known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images ...
, where it sometimes described as 'Pop Art meets Op Art'. She combines simple illustrations with
geometric patterns
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and has developed a unique style of illustration by using positive and negative space and colours, elegant layouts, especially of the
female body
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and its curves.
Early life and education
Malika Favre was born on 1 December 1982 in the
Paris region
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
,
France
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, and grew up there. Her mother was a painter. After high school Favre went to a science prep school because she thought that she wanted to become a quantic engineer. But later decided to enroll in
École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art The École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art, also called the École des Arts Appliqués or Olivier de Serres and abbreviated to ENSAAMA, is a post- baccalauréat teaching establishment for the decorative arts in the 1 ...
, which is often known as Olivier de Serres. She graduated from Olivier de Serres, and moved to
London
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Farnham
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.
Career
Favre did an internship for three months at
Airside
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, a British design studio which closed in 2012. In 2006, she started work as an Art Director at Airside, which led to collaborations with numerous high-profile magazines and clients including wallpaper and
The Sunday Times
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. She also worked for
UNIT9
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in 2006. In 2011 she left Airside to set herself up as an independent illustrator.
Works
Favre is an independent illustrator and has worked on a variety of projects spanning editorial, advertising and publishing. Her unique graphics style, mixing Pop and Op art, is featured by companies such as ''
Sephora
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Penguin Books
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Vogue
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Business
* ''Vogue'' (magazine), a US fashion magazine
** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Australia'', an Australian fashion magazine
** ''Vogue China'', ...
'', ''
The New York Times
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'', ''
The New Yorker
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'', ''
The Sunday Times
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'', and '' Vanity Fair''.
In 2021, Favre illustrated the poster for
Barcelona
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's annual
La Mercè
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festival.
Cover Illustrations
*''With Bags and Swags: Around Australia in the Forties'' (2008, by Wendy Suart)
* ''London at home'' (2010, by Magda Segal)
*''Kama Sutra'' (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), (2012, by Vatsyayana)
* ''When the Rains Come'' (2012, by Tom Pow)
* ''The Burgermat Show'' (2013, by Burgerac)
* ''Stickyscapes Paris'' (2015)
* ''Illustration: A Theoretical and Contextual Perspective'' (2017, by Alan Male)
* ''This Impossible Light'' (2017, by Lily Myers)
* ''Love by the Book'' (2017, by Melissa Pimentel)
See also
*
Graphic arts
A category of fine art, graphic art covers a broad range of visual artistic expression, typically two-dimensional, i.e. produced on a flat surface.
*
Graphic design
Graphic design is a profession, academic discipline and applied art whose activity consists in projecting visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives. Graphic design is an interdiscipli ...
Op art
Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions.
Op artworks are abstract, with many better-known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images ...