Malika Favre

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Malika Favre
Born (1982-12-14) December 14, 1982 (age 41)
Paris region, France
NationalityFrench
Alma mater
Style
  • Pop Art
  • Op Art
Websitemalikafavre.com

Malika Favre (born 14 December 1982) is a

geometric patterns and has developed a unique style of illustration by using positive and negative space and colours, elegant layouts, especially of the female body and its curves.[2]

Early life and education

Malika Favre was born on 14 December 1982 in the

Paris region, France, and grew up there. Her mother was a painter.[3] After high school Favre went to a science prep school because she thought that she wanted to become a quantic engineer.[3] But later decided to enroll in École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art, which is often known as Olivier de Serres.[3] She graduated from Olivier de Serres,[4] and moved to London, to study illustration at Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College in Farnham.[4]

Career

Start your engines, cover of Arab News by Malika Favre in 2018.
Favre's art "Behind the Lens", cover of The New Yorker, February 2020

Favre did an internship for three months at Airside,[3] 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.[5] She also worked for UNIT9 in 2006.[6][7] In 2011 she left Airside to set herself up as an independent illustrator.[3]

Works

Favre is an independent illustrator and has worked on a variety of projects spanning editorial, advertising and publishing.[5] Her unique graphics style, mixing Pop and Op art,[8] is featured by companies such as Sephora, Le Bon Marché, Penguin Books,[9][10] and newspapers such as Vogue, The New York Times, The New Yorker,[11] The Sunday Times, and Vanity Fair.

In 2021, Favre illustrated the poster for Barcelona's annual La Mercè festival.[12]

Cover Illustrations

  • With Bags and Swags: Around Australia in the Forties (2008, by Wendy Suart)[13]
  • London at home (2010, by Magda Segal)[14]
  • Kama Sutra (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), (2012, by
    Vatsyayana)[9]
  • When the Rains Come (2012, by Tom Pow)[15]
  • The Burgermat Show (2013, by Burgerac)[16]
  • Stickyscapes Paris (2015)[17]
  • Illustration: A Theoretical and Contextual Perspective (2017, by Alan Male)[18]
  • This Impossible Light (2017, by Lily Myers)[19]
  • Love by the Book (2017, by Melissa Pimentel)[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jasanada, Alicia (21 September 2021). "Malika Favre, el universo femenino, poderoso y a todo color de la autora del cartel de la Mercè 2021". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ Savić, Vesna (23 April 2018). "Pop Art meets Op Art by Malika Favre". popwebdesign. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Malika Favre" (Interview). Interviewed by Ryan & Tina Essmaker. New York: The Great Discontent. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b Zack (11 November 2011). "Illustrations par Malika Favre : La Mode en Vectoriel". Maxi Tendance (in French). Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b Guardian Masterclasses (21 May 2013). "What every illustrator should know". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Malika FAVRE". journaldunet.com. JDN. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. ^ Cowan, Katy (4 February 2016). "Malika Favre on bright colours, drawing naughty things and how to grow as an illustrator". Creative Boom. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Malika Favre, une illustratrice à la Une" (in French). 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  9. ^
    ISBN 978-0-14-310659-3
    . Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  10. ^ Hu, Ray (27 January 2012). "Malika Favre Takes On the Kama Sutra for Penguin". core77. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  11. ^ Mouly, Françoise (12 September 2016). "Cover Story: "In the Shade," by Malika Favre". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  12. ^ "The Mediterranean Queen". today.in-24.com. Today in 24 English. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  13. ISBN 9780955603815. Archived
    from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  14. ISBN 9780948797088. Archived
    from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  15. ISBN 9781846972065. Archived
    from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  16. ISBN 9781907704697. Archived
    from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  17. ISBN 9781856699563. Archived
    from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  18. ISBN 9781474263047. Archived
    from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  19. ISBN 9780698188846. Archived
    from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  20. ISBN 9780718186852. Archived
    from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

External links
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