Where does Olivier Kugler do most of his work?
Kugler is the contemporary face of reportage illustration, the art of going to a place where there’s a news story, looking hard, asking questions and coming back with the drawings. He grew up in Germany, but today is based in Dalston, East London.
What kind of pencil does Olivier Kugler use?
When Kugler has returned to his shared studio space in Dalston, East London, he makes drawings from his photographs on an A2 sketchpad. Kugler uses a strength ‘B’ Faber-Castell pencil, which he says enables him to draw fast without pushing too hard.
Who is Olivier Kugler interviewing in bearing witness?
Kugler meets Wisam and his children Mohamad (eleven) and Ranem (eight) at their new school, and then accompanies them back to their flat, where he also interviews Hadya, Wisam’s pregnant wife, taking more pictures. He interviews Wisam via an interpreter, recording the conversation and taking photos.
When did Olivier Kugler’s portrait of Syrian refugees come out?
Kugler’s portraits of Syrian refugees for Harper’s was an ‘overall professional winner’ in the Association of Illustrators (AOI) World Illustration Awards, and exhibited at London’s Somerset House in the summer of 2016.
Kugler is the contemporary face of reportage illustration, the art of going to a place where there’s a news story, looking hard, asking questions and coming back with the drawings. He grew up in Germany, but today is based in Dalston, East London.
When Kugler has returned to his shared studio space in Dalston, East London, he makes drawings from his photographs on an A2 sketchpad. Kugler uses a strength ‘B’ Faber-Castell pencil, which he says enables him to draw fast without pushing too hard.
Kugler meets Wisam and his children Mohamad (eleven) and Ranem (eight) at their new school, and then accompanies them back to their flat, where he also interviews Hadya, Wisam’s pregnant wife, taking more pictures. He interviews Wisam via an interpreter, recording the conversation and taking photos.
Kugler’s portraits of Syrian refugees for Harper’s was an ‘overall professional winner’ in the Association of Illustrators (AOI) World Illustration Awards, and exhibited at London’s Somerset House in the summer of 2016.
