Luisa Uribe is a Colombian illustrator whose work revolves around adventurous narrative and themes rooted in magic and fantasy.
I'm approaching my prints with a strong sense of narrative in mind, and Luisa Uribe's work immediately stood out to me. Her work is largely influenced by children's storybooks, and her visual style has a sequential nature to it that conveys different layers of a story the more you look at it. Her Red Riding Hood screenprint (below) is a good example of this, as she effectively uses subtle linework and text to illustrate the duality of the idea behind the image.
She depends on digital media to finalise her designs, but values the analogue method of pencil work, which is evident in her sketchy, children's book inspired visual signature.
Her work is presented and sold over the internet using her website and Instagram accounts, but she is also part of an illustration community in Bogota, the capital of Colombia. In an interview I read on LightGreyArtLab.com, she explains that the community of artists there has been gaining notoriety recently, particularly because of their ability to create so much with little resources, due to the ongoing political difficulties. She says that these limits have been influential in regards to her practice, as she has been forced to adapt and think outside the box to keep making her work.
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