Transforming the Japanese comic tradition

Introduction to Seiichi Hayashi's pioneering work for Garo - an experimental manga anthology that launched in Japan in the mid-60s. Also included - an interview with Seiichi Hayashi about this work

Awkward gestures

A consideration of how irreverent approaches to fashion illustration can open a space for more critical approaches to the form - challenging idealised representations of the body, bringing a sense of 'humanness' to fashion or by reflecting on what our preoccupation with fashion says about human nature in the 21st Century. The article focussed on the work of Helen Bullock, Florence Shaw and Damien Florebert Cuypers and included interviews with all three in reference to the article topic. This article was commissioned by Varoom! for their politics themed issue

Resistance through style: Antonio and Tom of Finland

An article about political subtexts and strategies in Antonio's fashion illustrations and the political and cultural impact of Tom of Finland's drawings

Panelist

Zoe Taylor joined Alexander Fury (Fashion Editor at The Independent), Gary Card (acclaimed fashion set designer and illustrator), Richard Kilroy (author of Menswear Fashion Illustration published by Thames and Hudson and creator of DECOY magazine) for a symposium about fashion illustration. This took place publicly at The Shop at Bluebird, Kings Road, London

Love and Theft: Drawing, Appropriation and the Cinematic

Public lecture and discussion between illustrator Zoe Taylor and artist Anne Marie Creamer, organised by Zoe Taylor. The event took place at the Royal College of Art in 2009

Girls' World : How the women of the 'Year Group 24' revolutionised girls' comics in Japan in the late 1970s

Exploring the societal and cultural developments that paved the way for the 'Year 24 Group' and tracing the origins of the aesthetics of shojo manga within girls' culture in Japan. Also featuring a new interview with translator Rachel Matt Thorn

Fashion : Zoe Taylor selects Marie Jacotey's Loveless bag collection for McQ

Exploring artist Marie Jacotey's collaboration with McQ which features situated fashion illustrations of the 'loveless' bag. Considering her 'archeological' approach to fragmented visual narrative. Includes an interview with the artist

Daydream Nation : Rome-based illustrator Ignasi Monreal's digital paintings mix art-historical and pop-cultural references to sublime effect. Zoe Taylor explores his work for Gucci's 'Utopian Fantasy' campaign, examining how fashion illustration is breaking from its past.

An article exploring Ignasi Monreal's digital paintings which formed the basis of a major advertising campaign by Gucci in 2018. His work was placed in the broader context of fashion illustration and its relationship with photography and asked why so little fashion illustration has explored the potential of narrative in the way that other areas of fashion marketing have, such as photography, shows and films. The article discusses Monreal's narrative based work and his approach to appropriation

Future Imperfect : Margot Bowman's visions of the future

Exploring the work of graphic artist Margot Bowman whose work pivots around visions of the future as well as ecological and social issues that we need to address today. How her work tries to activate change and encourage a more positive (less dystopian) vision of the future. Includes an interview with the artist