Illustration: Presenting the surreal world of Jamian Juliano-Villani

Date
3 December 2013

Tuesdays can be hard. We know. You can no longer pin all your misery on the fact that it’s Monday, you can’t blame your complete inactivity on a midweek slump, and it’s definitely too early to start counting down to the weekend. Just in case you were starting to nod off, though, we’ve got Jamian Juliano-Villani and she’s about to blow your mind into next week.

The magnificently named illustrator (that’s a full 10 syllables right there) makes artwork which is basically the visual equivalent of falling into a 1980s time warp and emerging into a comic book universe on the other side. Her surreal illustrations combine more styles than we can count with a nonchalant whirlwind of colours to create the ultimate medley, like a trippy, grown-up take on your favourite children’s TV programmes. This is a heady mix of Animaniacs, willow pattern plates and The Sims 2. In other words, perfect.

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Jamian Juliano-Villani: Illustration

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Jamian Juliano-Villani: Illustration

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Jamian Juliano-Villani: Illustration

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Jamian Juliano-Villani: Illustration

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Jamian Juliano-Villani: Illustration

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Jamian Juliano-Villani: Illustration

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Jamian Juliano-Villani: Illustration

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Jamian Juliano-Villani: Illustration

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Maisie Skidmore

Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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