Here's an oddly sinister new series from illustrator Eiko Ojala

Date
24 July 2015

There’s a touch of mystery about Eiko Ojala’s most recent body of work, Everyday, a series which plays on the sinister ambiguities that can be concealed beneath a sheet of fabric. Shifting away from his well established paper-cutting-esque techniques to embrace a more fluid line, subtle changes in gradient and sharp edges are all that’s needed to bring a suggestive strangeness to his usually chipper illustrations. Softly undulating fabrics disappear into black holes, and kitchen knives carve threateningly into dining room tables. It’s a strange new world for Eiko, and we’re feeling it.

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Eiko Ojala: Everyday

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Eiko Ojala: Everyday

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Eiko Ojala: Everyday

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Eiko Ojala: Everyday

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Eiko Ojala: Everyday

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Eiko Ojala: Everyday

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Eiko Ojala: Everyday

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Eiko Ojala: Everyday

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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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