A black and white illustration of a person’s torso and hips from the waist down. They wear black underwear with the words “MONDAY JAZZ” written across the front.

Egyboy is "willing to spread out the "Art Cowboyism"" with his black marker posters

Words: Bryony Quinn
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Date: 6 June 2012; Work
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Having experienced instantaneous joy the moment I laid eyes on his black marker “whateverism” style, I encourage you all to visit the site of Egyboy. Working the DIY poster aesthetic with happy abandon and with excellent brevity of detail, he is a "pencil boy pushing free hand dirty drawings with ironic slogans and “rough texture”" -–add to that a sense of humour and an encouragingly irreverent comic and he might just be the best thing that will happen to me/you/posters today.

A black and white hand-drawn poster featuring a stylised figure posing in front of a car. Bold text at the top reads “COME TO Da DADDY”, followed by “ZINE PARTY LIEPO3 22”. Other legible text includes “FRIDAY”, “DOORS 21.00”, “MOTHER ELEGANZA” and “NEW! STUDIO”. — Above
Egyboy: Poster design (July22, 2011) for Zine party. Mothereleganza studio. Vilnius

A black and white illustration of a person wearing a hat, resting their chin on their hand. The word “JOHN” appears above them, with “THE PARK” written across their shoulders. — Above
Egyboy: Poster and postcard design (August11, 2011) for documentary photography screening of avangard filmmaker Jonas Mekas (NY), park “Vingis” stage, Vilnius.

A simple line drawing of a figure with a large, oval head and a small body. The figure has narrow eyes and full lips, leaning forward with their arms wrapped around their own head. — Above
Egyboy: untitled

A black and white typographic poster reads “GOOD NIGHT! ZAGREB, PEACE”. The letters are hand-drawn in a bold, marker-style script. Smaller text below reads “TREE LAB FREE join us”, followed by a website address and the word “VILNIUS”. — Above
Egyboy: Poster (September 21-24, 2011) for international films labs meeting in Zagreb, Croatia. A warm welcome from “Tree lab” Vilnius.

A black and white illustration of a person with long dark hair and a wide smile. Bold text at the top reads “My GUN is a FUTURE”. Smaller text at the bottom lists the date “2011.10.15”, the time “22:00” and various event details. — Above
Egyboy: Poster Design (October15, 2011) for Mothereleganza studio opening promo party. Vilnius.

A black and white illustration featuring a bearded person wearing sunglasses and a striped shirt. Bold, hand-drawn text at the top reads “CACACACAC INTERVIU OF ACTIVISM”, with “Francis” and “Question 3” written nearby. A skull and a cross-hatched pattern surround the central figure, while the phrase “I am not into it at all” appears at the bottom. — Above
Egyboy: Magazine Covers (is a Future project) for art magazines remake. Inspired by curator Valentinas Klimašauskas.

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Bryony Quinn

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Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

Egyboy is "willing to spread out the "Art Cowboyism"" with his black marker posters

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