I first came across Angelika Latko at the monthly Fine and Dandy Market at Belfast's Crescent Arts Centre and was struck by the unique way that she seemed to interpret her subject matter. It encapsulated all that I though was 'totally cool' when I was a child: fairytales, dinosaurs and simply beautiful drawings and it evoked in me a real sense of nostalgia. I was keen to find out more about her work and contacted her to ask her a few questions about her work and background.
"I studied fine art in my native Poland for five years before coming to Belfast to study Graphic Design. I was keen to learn something more contemporary and wanted to consolidate my passion for illustration, collage, photography and animation."
Her combination of these four design elements is clear through her wonderful Red Riding Hood series, created for the MacMillan Prize 2013 brief which portrays the classic children's story through a set of five images (see 3 below).
Angelika graduated from Ulster University in July last year and I asked her about her plans for the coming year.
"I am currently working as a freelance illustrator and want to continue doing this through 2014. I also have a couple of ideas for self initiated projects I would like to make happen in my spare time and I would love to devote some time to create an animation, one of my lifetime goals."
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