From OMG BCN we offer you a selection of illustrations to decorate your home
There are two things that go hand in hand and are part of our DNA: at OMG BCN, we champion local design, and from the very beginning, we've wanted to surround ourselves with illustrators and their work. Not content with just a decorated wall, we decided to transform the shop's staircase into an exhibition space: the OMG! Watch Your Step project. You can admire what is essentially our second home, or you can emulate it; and when you buy a print, you can take it home framed so you don't have to wait a minute to hang it in your chosen room. In this post, we offer a style guide to help you discover the illustrators we work with. Which one is your favorite?
The Marquis and Asis Percales.
Vintage style
Perhaps you have come across a poster or book illustrated by Adrià F. Marquès, aka The Marquès . His works draw from the illustration of the 50s and 60s and we are fascinated by his reinterpretation, both classic and playful, of vermouth hour, ideal for lovers of this ritual.
Asis Percales He is the latest artist to have transformed the OMG BCN staircase. The aesthetics of tattooing are present in his work, which exudes cumbia and popular culture, and his illustrations are notable for their color, detailed lines, and a touch of irony and a grotesque air (see Anatomy Sesi or Map of the Mind).
Blanca Gómez and Hey.
Landscape and nature
It feels so good to have an illustration within sight that reminds us of our connection with nature. Ana de Lima (we told you about it in the gift guide, + link post?) reinterprets it through color and with a touch of magic. Hey It favors abstraction and minimalism. Bea Crespo It immerses us in surreal landscapes, with their scenographic spaces and architecture, and with Blanca Gómez We travel to landscapes that have a certain "look to the past", as if taken from a children's story.
Susie Hamer and Sira Lobo.
Kids
We highly recommend decorating children's rooms with illustrations to stimulate their curiosity and imagination…
Sira Lobo He doesn't just draw maps. He also invokes the sun, the moon, the stars, the planets, and the mountains in his work (you can buy a single item or create a series), and portrays them with kind and gentle tones and gestures.
Susie Hammer She has a great time drawing. It's part of the illustrator's statement, and she conveys it through her colorful and optimistic work; we love her pets: a star lion, a crying elephant, and a little dog who's a distant cousin of Snoopy.
There are works by the graphic designer and illustrator Ameriepop that fit well in a child's room, especially if your heroes and heroines are Bowie and Frida, or if you are passionate about animals, here drawn in full color.
Marta Font and Ana Jarén.
Girl power
Is there a sense of empowerment in how illustrators represent the female figure? You be the judge, my fellow women.
Ana Jarén She portrays interiors and everyday scenes full of detail, and is inspired by everything from a coffee among friends to the image of a mother breastfeeding her baby; a small tribute from Jarén to motherhood.
If there is one constant element in the work of Marta Font It's the mystical vibration. We also find it in her prints dedicated to the zodiac signs and featuring muses.
Filipa Beleza She also uses illustration to poke fun at existential crises; perhaps that's why her characters seem so uninhibited and natural. Faced with her work *Selfie*, we can only exclaim, "Long live self-knowledge of the female body!"
Irony, color, and flat shapes define the work of Erika Rossi , who offers us the most sensual and hedonistic proposal in this selection.
Filipa Beleza and Perrine Honoré.
Love
These illustrations capture love in all its forms. Laura Liedo's work is composed of gentle colors and figures in serene poses, characters melting into an embrace under the orange sun.
We're back to Filipa Beleza , to her comic book imaginary world that includes pets who don't miss the preliminaries and those neighbors who succumb to outbursts of passion before reaching the landing.
Perrine Honoré , in her most figurative style, transforms elements of nature into intertwined figures. The colors evoke earth, fire, and air; and the gestures, the desire to love and be loved.
After the pandemic imposed long distances, we feel like reclaiming kisses like those of Sebastià Martí , an artist and illustrator with a certain hyperrealistic style who favors provocative close-ups.
Mireia Ruiz and Eloizaga.
Explosion of color
Color and light have magical properties and influence our mood, and these artists demonstrate this. What they do Mireia Ruiz It's not suitable for all eyes, yet it's unforgettable: make room for its concept, which has a lot of kinetic art and vibrant colors.
Eloizaga She was the artist who kicked off the OMG! Watch Your Step project with her soft forms and striking colors. Her work reinterprets nature and dresses it in optimism and unreal colors.
The works of Kim van Vureen They are a breath of fresh air. We love their landscapes far removed from all noise, the references to vernacular architecture, and their excellent use of color (especially in their illustration dedicated to the Spritz).
We finished with Erika Rossi And his palette: with old gold, black, cobalt blue and fuchsia he creates small scenes full of sensuality.
