About me
Ly Leova (b. 2000) is a Czech illustrator with Vietnamese heritage. Graduated from Camberwell University of the Arts London studying Illustration B.A. in 2022, she is now based in London. Her diverse cultural background and Eastern spiritual influence mixed with Western philosophies allows her to approach work with a unique lens. A dancer, Ly enjoys combining various art fields and use her experience and knowledge to inspire her illustration work.
Intrigued by her dreams and psychology, her work often plunges into the surreal and the subconscious. A dreamer and a storyteller, her narrative compositions reflect on our world by imagining new worlds filled with quirky characters and explore how objects can tell a narrative by playing with still life and composition.
Ly's work is very playful, often characterised by patterns and vibrant colours influenced by the 80's & 90's aesthetics, pop culture and street culture. Versatile in style and medium, she mainly works digitally exploring the possibilities of illustration and sequential storytelling by experimenting with technology and combining different media such as 3D, AR and VR to create immersive and interactive experiences for the audience welcoming them to her dream worlds.
Projects
- Gebbles - UI/UX illustrationsGebbles is platform for dancers to create a community as well as to document and curate their holistic experience as an artist by documenting their journey, curating their progress to visualise and build their dance style. Gebbles allow dancers to connect and organise their own workshops to learn from each other. I was commissioned to create illustrations explaining different aspects of the platform. To do so I focused on the dancers and the dance itself, portraying different street dance move
- FCB London Spotlight pieceI was asked by FCB London to create a short looping animation about London. When I first came to London, I hated the small, claustrophobic and crowded tubes, but I have learnt to love and celebrate the diversity of people in that crowd and I believe it's this rich and infinite diversity of people that makes London, London.
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Work history
Creative Design AssistantCult LDN
London, United KingdomInternship
Freelance illustratorRick's Retro
London, United KingdomFreelance
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Skills
- Illustration
- Digital art
- 3D Modeling
- Time Management
- Teamworking
- Storytelling
- Character Design
- Concept art
- Virtual Worlds
- Drawing
Education
Illustration BA (hons) University of The Arts London (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom