issue 6
// art
Title: The Tower // Artist: Róisín Clothier
about the piece
| This artwork was hand drawn digitally to A3 scale, originating from an small traditional ink sketch. The illustration style was inspired by the dramatic contrast and texture of linocut prints. It was created as part of the Major Arcana exhibition in Bristol in 2025, where each artist was given a tarrot card to illustrate. In my piece, I aimed to capture the sudden chaos and crisis of the tower card, as well as the forced change it symbolises. I drew on multiple inspirations including celtic triskeles, the greek myth of Icarus, as well as an elm tree to support the cards themes. The falling figure is intended to double as both Icarus and a phoenix, symbolising the duality of destruction and rising from the ashes. |
about the artist // Róisín Clothier
| Róisín Clothier is an Irish animator, muralist & illustrator currently based in the UK. She is a freelance artist focused on engaging with the topics of ecology, environment & climate in a way that makes them more engaging and accessible to the wider public. Past clients and collaborators include RE-PEAT, The Marine Institute of Ireland & Wild Card, among others. Previously she worked in animation studios across Ireland and the UK as a background artist & designer on several productions, ranging from 2D commercials and TV shows to 2D & 3D feature films, such as Dreamwork’s ‘Dogman’. The studios worked at include Infocandy Animations, Jellyfish Pictures, Telegael, and Igloo Animations. |
Instagram: @art_of_roisin
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