It is really hard to find an animator or illustrator I favour all time, instead, I am going to introduce an illustrator that impressed me a lot. Meteusz Kolek is an illustrator based in Poland. His work is heavily influenced by his trips around Asia and the culture there.
I first noticed his art when I saw how he illustrated Hong Kong. Living in Hong Kong are tough for most of the Hongkongers. Densely populated area brings so much pressure and stress. But In his art, Neon lights in Kowloon are staging an unique atmosphere, crowded streets and narrow roads bring interaction and communication that offer a funny perspective for creating art. Kolek sees how Hong Kong combines traditional and modern, and capture and narrate it with his visual style.
Kolek’s style is psychedelic and surreal, with high colour contrasts, impressed and astonished the viewers. I really like how he applies the colours, eye-catching but not jarring. I am also so much innovated by his habit, not using smartphone. Sometimes, things can only been seen when we put down our phones and focus on excavating the details around us.
Marissa Tso
ANIM223 - HISTORY OF ANIMATION - FALL 2019 
Never seen his works before, his style is beautiful! The composition and the scenes he portrays are also genius, lots of surreality and irony. He really successfully conveys the Hong Kong life, I think.
Now I’m sad I missed his exhibition this summer 😦
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