I stumbled across Heiko Windisch's site at www.thestateofthings.de today, there's a really friendly logo that drew me in, almost as effectively as the 'Don't Panic' logo on your nearest space travellers' copy of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I gave the film version of that all-time classic of radio and sci-fi literature, it still sucks, the radio series wipes the floor with it. Anyway, way off point, so besides the friendly logo I was treated to a wide selection of strangely bitter sweet illustrations. The sort you'd expect to see in an antique children's book, not you'll find many antique children out there, I was of course referring to the book :/
Anyway, think Hansel and Gretel after a doobie or two and pepper the occassional drawing with a piquancy of neon pink and yellow and blue and you're starting to get the Heiko philosophy. Friendly but weird, strange but beguiling, mad but with a logic of its own, take a stroll through Heiko's world…
Styx
Papercraft
Papercraft offers people a chance to download each of the totem's heads, print them out and make their own groovy Heiko piece!
Ad Astra
Pandarama
Le Void
Skull Island
Icecreamator T-Shirt
Here's a little more about Heiko Windisch. He's an illustrator and visual artist based Heidelberg, Germany who's been working since 2005 to gain experience. His role has included an editorial illustrator for publications such as The Common Review and ZEIT Magazin. He's shown his work in Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and Zürich and made apparel designs for Threadless in Chicago and graniph in Tokyo. In 2008 he was chosen to be on the short list of the Young Illustrator Award at the Illustrative festival in Zürich.
He's a friendly guy with plenty of respect on the scene, he's open to cool collaborations and will I'm sure keep knocking great works like these for years to come! Check out the rest of Heiko's portfolio at www.thestateofthings.de and if you want more check out his blog.
okay. the first image (bloaty head) really moved me.. i scrolled up and down to it thrice just to check it “once more”.
Lol yeah it is a bloaty head – would’ve made a better title. I like it because it’s moody, Heiko must have been feeling melancholic when he drew it. I can relate to that old chestnut.