{"id":31186,"date":"2018-03-30T21:15:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-31T04:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=31186"},"modified":"2018-03-31T17:12:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T00:12:24","slug":"buckling-can-be-beautiful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/30\/buckling-can-be-beautiful\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;buckling can be beautiful&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/30\/buckling-can-be-beautiful\/stinapersson1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31195\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31195\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson1-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6428140\/height\/26\/width\/584\/theme\/standard-mini\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"584\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oh my goodness, how gorgeous is <em>that?<\/em> The first time I wrote about Swedish artist\/illustrator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stinapersson.com\/\">Stina Persson<\/a> was way back in 2010. That&#8217;s insane. So, here we are eight years later speaking to each other for the very first time&#8230; and I asked her everything! I found out that she studied fashion in Italy, then illustration at Pratt in New York, and eventually found her way back to Sweden to become a successful illustrator\/artist <em>{and mother of three sons}<\/em>. I also asked her if Swedish people actually shop at IKEA. They do.\u00a0Listen right up there under\u00a0that beautiful ink &#8216;n cut paper piece,\u00a0or\u00a0you can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with a few inky, washy, fashiony pieces that pop to mind when I think of &#8220;Stina Persson&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/30\/buckling-can-be-beautiful\/stinapersson2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31196\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31196\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson2-66x300.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson2-226x1024.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ooh la la<\/em>&#8230; rich vintage glam! Now, you know how I feel about collage, right? Well look at these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stinapersson.com\/cut-paper-1\/\"><em>cut paper<\/em><\/a> pieces that blend Stina&#8217;s inky strokes with colorful bits of paper:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/30\/buckling-can-be-beautiful\/stinapersson3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31197\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31197\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson3-49x300.jpg 49w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stunning, and an excellent segue into some of Stina&#8217;s very high profile commercial illustration work:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/30\/buckling-can-be-beautiful\/stinapersson4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31198\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31198\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson4-48x300.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And that is just the tip of a huge illustration iceberg!<\/p>\n<p>Now, not only does Stina make spilled nail polish look delicious, look what she does with lettering <em>{ps. beware of killer kittens}<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/30\/buckling-can-be-beautiful\/stinapersson5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31199\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31199\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson5-57x300.jpg 57w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gorgeous <em>(and note the beautifully buckled paper)<\/em>. Well, let&#8217;s up the ante, shall we? These videos of Stina in action, found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stina_persson_illustration\/\">her Instagram feed<\/a>, are absolutely mesmerizing&#8230; and a little Beyonce quote never hurt either:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bcc8a_0j7At\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bcc8a_0j7At\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Stina Persson (@stina_persson_illustration)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-12-08T19:05:31+00:00\">Dec 8, 2017 at 11:05am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BgG1EWQjBpm\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BgG1EWQjBpm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Stina Persson (@stina_persson_illustration)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-03-09T15:00:39+00:00\">Mar 9, 2018 at 7:00am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Seriously, I could watch those on repeat all day <em>loooooooong. <\/em>But I won&#8217;t, because now it&#8217;s time to show you this gem:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IMMLfot8rUw?rel=0\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dreamy and, <em>oh,<\/em> so beautifully bizarre. This is a promotional video Stina worked on for a single,\u00a0titled <em>&#8220;Left For Dead&#8221;<\/em>, by\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rabbiiofficial\/\">RABBII.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally, Stina herself:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/30\/buckling-can-be-beautiful\/stinapersson6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31200\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson6.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stinapersson6-290x300.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ah,<\/em> I always love seeing the artist doing what they do. Thank you so much to Stina for taking the time to do this with me;\u00a0thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\">Saatchi Art<\/a>\u00a0for supporting the episode; and big high fives to YOU for listening. There will be more\u00a0<em>Art For Your Ear<\/em>\u00a0next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stina_persson_illustration\/\">Stina on Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stinaperssoneditions.squarespace.com\/shop-online\/\">Stina&#8217;s Online Shop<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stinapersson.com\/about-wexley\/\">Stina&#8217;s Illustration Agents<\/a> {UK, NYC, Japan, Sweden, Australia\/NZ}<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pratt.edu\/\"><em>Pratt Institute, NY<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Hey, fancy white-walled galleries&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stinapersson.com\/about-wexley\/\">call her<\/a> to put on a big, beautiful show!\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh my goodness, how gorgeous is that? The first time I wrote about Swedish artist\/illustrator Stina Persson was way back in 2010. That&#8217;s insane. 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