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An abstract illustration of overlapping, colourful lines on a white background. The red, blue, yellow and green strokes curve and zig-zag to create a dense, tangled pattern.

Art: Multi-coloured abstracts hand-drawn in ink by artist and illustrator Skip Hursh

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Date
8 October 2013

American illustrator and designer Skip Hursh was born and raised in the mid-west before making the hallowed pilgrimage to New York to ply his trade as a freelance creative among the ramshackle warehouse conversions of Brooklyn. By day (like many of our favourite US illustrators) he can be found animating and designing for kids’ TV channel Nickelodeon and by night he keeps himself busy with personal projects when he’s not working slavishly for freelance clients.

These images represent some of Skip’s nocturnal pursuits; a series of large-scale brush and ink drawings created for a group show called Off Screen II. These large abstractions recall the playful imagery of Keith Haring, albeit without those little dancing guys hanging out all over the place. Take a look at the video below to see how Skip made them.

An abstract illustration of interlocking, colourful lines on a white background. The red, blue, yellow and green strokes curve and overlap to create a dense, tangled pattern.
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Skip Hursh: Off Screen II

An abstract illustration of a dense, interlocking network of colourful lines on a white background. The vibrant green, blue, yellow and pink strokes overlap to create a complex, maze-like pattern.
Above

Skip Hursh: Off Screen II

An abstract illustration of overlapping, colourful lines on a white background. The purple, orange, green and red lines form a dense, interlocking grid of curves and right angles.
Above

Skip Hursh: Off Screen II

An abstract illustration of a dense, interlocking network of colourful lines on a white background. The red, blue, yellow and green paths curve and overlap to create a complex, maze-like pattern.
Above

Skip Hursh: Off Screen II

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James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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