Olive Thornton
Illustration and Animation BA (Hons)
Kingston School of Art
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Illustration / Animation / Fine Art
My location: London, United Kingdom
Olive Thornton
First Name: Olive
Last Name: Thornton
University / College: Kingston School of Art
Course / Program: Illustration and Animation BA (Hons)
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Illustration / Animation / Fine Art
My Location: London, United Kingdom
Website: Click To See Website
About
Im a multidisciplinary artist specialising in Illustration, Animation and Fine art. I studied at Kingston School of Art with a year abroad at The Ecole des Arts Deco in Paris. I love pattern, colour and themes of my work often include nature, beauty, the feminine gaze and love.
This deck of playing cards was designed with personal resonance; as an artifact documenting my travels in Paris. Intended originally as a gift for my late grandmother who was a champion of the card game bridge. Each card was made using hand cut printmaking techniques. As in archaic European tradition the deck depicts entirely female court cards (the jack, for example, is modelled after Frémiet’s statue of Joanne d’Arc). The King of cats however, just portrays my cat.
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