Artist of the Day: Nolan Pelletier

Nolan Pelletier

LOCATION: Toronto, Canada
PRIMARY MEDIA: Digital [Photoshop], pen, ink, graphite
EDUCATION: Ontario College of Art & Design [bachelor of design, 2011]
MAJOR PROJECTS:
Anorak Magazine, illustrations for Edward Lear’s limericks
New York Times, spot illustrations [2015]
PlanSponsor magazine spot illustration
WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE PIECE OF ARTISTIC ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED, AND FROM WHO?
I really like this Jim Jarmusch quote and have found its message very freeing: “Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery–celebrate it if you feel like it.”
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