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ARTWORK Credits
Nanami in the studio.
All illustrations on The Phoenix Loop have been gratefully provided by Nanami Cowdroy.
Born in Sydney Australia, Nanami Cowdroy has close bonds to her mixed Japanese-European heritage. Growing up with such contrasting cultures and surroundings has greatly influenced her style of art and the way she expresses her creativity.
By intertwining complex characters and highly detailed objects, her pieces reflect a juxtaposition between foreign and familiar entities and environments. Her imagination is illustrated through works which are both elaborate and exotic. She is drawn to subjects, which may on the surface seem delicate or fragile, but are given strength and depth through her pen and ink techniques, intricate hand illustrative style and mixed media compositions.
Her signature detailed style reflects a refined monochrome pallette with her name ‘Nanami’ (meaning ‘Seven Seas’ in Japanese) stamped in red. Fluid line-work and watery creatures are some of her favourite subjects and distinctive forms which feature in her artworks.
Check out her website at www.nanamicowdroy.com. To check out a couple of her interviews, click on the links below…
• Artist Video for Smirnoff, created by Leo Burnett : Smirnoff Limited Edition: Nanami's Behind The Scenes
• Invurt Webzine Australasia Interview, Fletcher Andersen : The Work of Nanami Cowdroy
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