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Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet

Words by Bryony Quinn, Tuesday 10 July 2012

Look! Lovely clear line illustration with an incredible surface quality from South Africa-based Jean de Wet. In a reserved palate of one or two colours, Jean depicts epic jungle scenes, teenage prophets and mystical mud swamps in large-scale, one pager, byzantine narratives. They are a wonderful feat of foliage, architecture, imagination and characters who blend seamlessly into their environments and, for the reader, they’re a total trip.

Jean-de-wet-honest_ecuador_jean — Jean de Wet: Honest Chocolates

Jean-de-wet-wolves_flyer — Jean de Wet: Hover Mountain

Jean-de-wetthe_peasants_dream — Jean de Wet: The Peasant’s Dream

Jean-de-wety — Jean de Wet: “..who goes theyre”

Jean-de-wet-1 — Jean de Wet: Atomic Transmutations

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