The oddly shaped characters of Nathan Motzko

Young illustrator Nathan Motzko creates strangely tangled characters, using simple patterns, with sketches deriving from specific sounds, especially instrumental hip-hop samples and ambient music.

“Music helps create a picture in my head of oddly shaped people that have awkward posture and droopy faces. I work a lot with shapes and patterns in my illustrations because the look of contorted body postures combined with these elements creates a movement in my work.”

He is currently studying Illustration and Graphic Design at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and takes inspiration from the works of Barry Mcgee, Bill Rebholz, and Margaret Kilgallen.

Release

Loose Composure

Roped In

Delicate Sway

Ceaseless Diamonds

Tangled Vision

Phasing

Arrows

Images © Nathan Motzko

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