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Three abstract compositions featuring red, blue and cream shapes. The first shows a cream circle inside a red band, the second has red and blue chevrons on a gold background, and the third features a blue arch over a red block.

Art: Check out these made-up flags by Brazilian artist and illustrator Mariana Abasolo

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Date
17 June 2014

Who needs stupid real flags when fictional ones are this beautiful? Mariana Abasolo (cool name) has created these magnificent, bright images that are somewhere in-between celebratory bunting and the backs of playing cards, and make her Flickr account look like some sort of culty party. We don’t know much about Mariana, but we do know that her work hasn’t always been like this – a quick scan through the rest of her portfolio shows that she’s been making some truly curious drawings for a while now – browser windows drawn in coloured pencil and strange, surreal living room scenes to name but a few. Very impressive, Mariana. More please!

Two rectangular cards side by side. The first is blue with a large, pink jagged circle in the centre. The second is yellow with a green and red border featuring four small stars.
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Two abstract prints side by side. The first features organic, flowing shapes in red, cream and green, with a solid red block at the bottom. The second shows a red circle framed by a black rectangle and a red arch over a cream background.
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Two abstract compositions featuring bold, geometric shapes in vibrant colours. The first uses a green background with a red circle and jagged blocks of white, purple and black. The second is a grid of interlocking rectangles and circles in purple, blue, red and black.
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Mariana Abasolo: Untitled

An illustration of a red silhouette of a muscular figure against a green background. The image is framed by a red border decorated with small blue and white stars.
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Mariana Abasolo: Untitled

A bold, yellow collage featuring a central figure with a red head and a dotted face. They are flanked by two blue, textured shapes and two small framed portraits.
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Mariana Abasolo: Untitled

Two graphic designs side by side. The first is a yellow poster featuring a blue jagged circle and the words “A SAFETY WORKS,”. The second is a black and white illustration of a person posing for a portrait, partially obscured by a splash of yellow paint.
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Mariana Abasolo: Untitled

A geological map divided into three sections, using blocks of yellow, green and pink to show different rock formations. Black lines mark faults and boundaries across the landscape, with various labels in Portuguese.
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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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