Illustrator Maya Wild draws the coolest kind of pop fan art with serious party vibes

Date
18 July 2012

Loving the excellent colour pencil stylings of musicians from illustrator Maya Wild. Her tribally motifs and deliberate 1990s party vibes have an almost fan art quality (only Maya happens to have a draftsmanship above and beyond the regular requirements of a fan artist) and she seems happily self aware of the familiar references and fashions that the style honours, using contemporary musicians and jazzy typography to bring it bang up to date – a quality that has been recognised by all sorts of brands and magazines (like Adidas, Dazed & Confused and Nylon) who all want a piece of her undoubtedly positive pop acumen.

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Maya Wild: MIA

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Maya Wild: Devlin

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Maya Wild: Dizzee Rascal

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Maya Wild: Prince

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Maya Wild: Thrill Jockeys

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Bryony Quinn

Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

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