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A blue and white illustration split into three panels. The outer panels show suburban houses and streets, while the centre panel depicts a doorway opening onto a starry night sky.

Art: Mystical biro art courtesy of Kevin Lucbert

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Date
29 April 2014

Like hyper-real paintings or 3D printed sculptures, it’s easy to hear the words “biro art” and feel like shrugging and wandering off to look at literally anything else instead. In this case, I think we can let it slide, as Kevin Lucbert has blown our presumptuous minds apart with his work this morning. That specific Bic colour of blue used in all of his work reminds you of exams or filling in forms, so when it’s used to portray doorways into parallel universes, suburban streets with a mystical glimmer or a white-robed being strolling through an enchanted nay dangerous forest, it’s something of a breath of fresh air. His ideas aside, Kevin is also a spectacular draughtsman with a diploma from the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris and in his spare time he “realises drawings for the French Press.” What a guy.

An illustration in blue ink of a suburban street with small houses and a row of cars. A tall ladder leans against a massive, dense tree that towers over the neighbourhood.
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Kevin Lucbert: Lonesome Town

An illustration of a person walking through a landscape, their body filled with a pattern of white stars. They are set against a backdrop of snowy mountains and a swirling blue sky, with a dense forest of pine trees at their feet.
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Kevin Lucbert: The Dream Man

An illustration of an open doorway leading into a deep blue starry night sky. The floorboards of the room break away and float into the void.
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Kevin Lucbert: Threshold

An illustration of a towering stone castle rendered in blue ink. The structure is a dense mass of winding stairs, small windows and arched doorways set against a dark, starry sky.
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Kevin Lucbert: La Tour

A blue ink illustration of a figure draped in a long white cloth, standing beside a large tree in a dense forest. A bright full moon glows through the tangled branches above.
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Kevin Lucbert: La Dame du Berry

A blue ink illustration of a dense, snowy forest. In the centre, a sharp, white triangular opening reveals a plain white room with a single dark doorway.
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Kevin Lucbert: Shortcut

An illustration of a cluster of houses and fences rendered in blue ink on white paper. The scene is composed of dense, rhythmic hatching and cross-hatching that creates deep shadows and textured surfaces.
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Kevin Lucbert: Neighbours Arrival

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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