Cédric Rivrain

Cédric Rivrain was born in France and has been drawn since he was 18 years old. He has illustrated and designed for prestigious fashion houses including John Galliano, Martine Sitbon and Yazbukey. He grew up in the medical environment and combine that environment with fashion.His first illustration was actually a double spread for Dazed and Confused. His friend Yaz Bukey, the jewellery and accessories designer, was offered this double spread to express herself. His friends inspire him a lot. He likes them for their beauty, their strength, their sensitivity, their inner world,
their creativity and their slight craziness. He also got a lot of his inspiration from his childhood, the mix of cultures his mother and father gave him were both very different. His father was a passionate doctor and his mother was a very feminine woman who dressed in designer clothes and to whom appearance was very important. He grew up in a house full of antique medical books, illustrations, models and instruments. He guesses drawing is his way of immortalising the particular culture his parents gave him. The significance the anatomical plays for him can be seen in the band-aids adorning some of his subjects, it’s all that is covering their bodies or faces, as Cédric favours nudes over designer clothing. Through bandage and dissection he distances himself from fashion to uncover its inherent beauty. Drawings is his first solo exhibition at the Brachfeld Gallery in Paris and he has previously shown at Maria Luisa, Le Bon Marché and Christie’s and contributed to publications as diverse as Tokion, Numéro and A magazine.

Eduard Erlikh

Erlikh was born in the Moscow and now live in New York City. He studied painting, sculpture and theater design in Moscow and illustration in NYC. He has his own signature fashion figure. Unlike other illustrators, he use watercolours. In his illustration, there is no faces and finishing details, instead emphasizing the anglesd movements, and physical expression of the models he prints. From his interview, inspiration for him can come from anything and anyone. From his live models, which are always chosen as much on personality and character as they are for their actual beauty: to shopping trips to the ethnic neighborhoods of the city. The Indian neighborhood of Jackson Heights served an inspiration for his Bhangra series. When American Vogue offered him a contract to create images, his turning point has been started. “Vogue introduced my work to an international audience and offered me a choice to paint from all the latest designers’ collections.” From there, Erlikh went on to illustrate for Vogue Germany, Vogue Japan and so on. He also had collaboration with the German-based Lumas. Erlikh has also designed costumes for several ballet productions, and in fact the Vienna State Opera Museum organized an exhibition of his work titiled Eduard Erlikh and Don Quixote in the spring of 2011. The show featured Erlikh’s drawing from the 1992 production of the ballet, choreographed by former Kirov dancer Elena Tchemichora. These days, there may be a trend towards computer-generated images and a less artisanal approach to illustration, yet Erlikh remains in high demand. He said “ I guess my technical flexibility as an artist allows me to create very different looks for different clients. “ Eduard Erlikh ‘s work and his life are the epitome of elegance and his illustrations are the perfect expressions of his indisputable sense of style.