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twenty2wo
magazine
issue_03
Welcome to the third issue of
twenty2wo magazine. This time around
I wanted to keep more focused on illus-
trators and am happy to feature some
wonderful talents from around the globe.
Whether it be digital techniques or tradi-
tional methods the art of illustration al-
ways seems to open the imagination to
new worlds. Just a few marks on paper
and a simple line is transformed into a
shape, a figure, a message. Pick up a
pen and make your mark somewhere.

This issue’s cover image was done by

Three Bears Design and more of their
work is featured on page 28.

Please enjoy and be inspired.

Adam Beneke
editor twenty2wo
http://mag.twenty2wo.com/

©2008 by twenty2wo magazine

all artworks presented in this issue are used with
permission and are subject to full ownership and
copyright of the respective artists. do not repro-
duce without permission.

 Born in Athens, Greece in 1980 ChristinaK. now lives and works in London where she

ChristinaK.
has established herself as an interesting new talent. Illustrator, designer, screenprinter,
art director, film lover; a creative mind in general, Christina K. works with a blend of
both traditional and digital mark making techniques the result being striking and sightful
illustrations with subtle narratives and delicate elegiac qualities. The melange of influ-
ences which ignite the creative inspiration behind ChristinaK.’s work have little common
ground other than an obvious energy and a bias towards the hedonistic love of visual
sensation. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is on permanent exhibition
at Cosh galleries in London and has built a client list which includes Ogilvy&Mother,
Saatchi&Saatchi, Mother London, Chanel, Levi’s, La Perla, Ted Baker, Elley Kishimoto,
Burton Snowboards, Bloomingdales, South Coast Plaza, Time Out, Hintmag, Hot Wheels,
Tokion, Vogue, Neo2, Ozon, Colophon, Nico, amongst others.
 

Her work has also been featured in the following publications

Victionary / Fashion Wonderland
Die Gestalten Verlag / illusive 2
Die Gestalten Verlag / All Allure
Curvy Book / 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
ADC / 9 Sushi

See more of ChristinaK.’s work http://www.dieforlove.co.uk/




 The last issue featured the work of Francis Vallejo which generated a lot of posi-
tive feedback. This time we look again at a student coming out of Ringling College
of Art and Design. Emerging artist Oliver Dominguez, was born and raised in Miami,
FL with Colombian roots. His work has appeared in the pages of Men’s Styles Australia
magazine, Gulf Coast 500 Business, CMYK and the Society of Illustrators 50, to name a

Oliver Dominguez
few. Oliver sent us some beautiful illustrations and some words about his work.

Currently, as an artist, I am always intrigued by different mediums of the past, present and
future. Everyday, I dedicate my life in search of inspirations, motivations and influences
that can make me a better artist. I have discovered that American history has a lot of influ-
ential pioneers in the art world. My admiration of the American Illustration masters like
Howard Pyle, Norman Rockwell, and N.C. Wyeth, and many more, who were pioneers in
their time, have inspired me through my arts. In my illustration process I learned to take
an actual personal experience and translate it into my own artistic language. I was very
pleased with my work during my education at Ringling and believe this is a great starting
point to my career as an editorial illustrator.

I hope that my artistic inner voice and education, and continuing self education will lead
me to become one of the great masters of my time. I will continue to research and dedicate
my future to my personal legend as an artist and most importantly illustrator.

To learn more about Oliver visit http://www.oliverdominguez.com/

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Brandi Strickland
I grew up in small town North Carolina, surrounded by sandy fields, farms and country. I played outside a
lot, built things in my grandpa’s shop, and turned everything into make-believe. I was interested in everything
and had a new ‘what I want to be when I grow up’ every week.
Art is the only thing broad enough to hold all my interests under one roof. I can explore nature, science, lit-
erature, psychology, communication, and spirituality, all in a days work. Currently I live in Charlotte, NC, and I
graduated from Queens University in May of 2007 with a B.A. in Art.

My mixed media work is an investigation of technique. I love working in layers and building up colors and
textures. Lately I’ve been obsessed by pattern and repetition, so the art has become increasingly detailed. Rec-
ognizable forms are usually present, referencing the natural and scientific world. I’m inspired by the beauty and
complexity of our universe, and man’s attempt to figure it all out.

Brandi’s work can be seen here, http://www.brandistrickland.com/

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 Kaloian Toshev
22 year old Kaloian Toshev
is busy studying architecture
and being an art director for
Rizn Communication Design
in Bulgaria.
“I am fascinated by
female forms and
like many other art-
ist, I need to draw
them all the time in
searching of my per-
http://kaloiantoshev.com/
sonal perfection.”
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Three Bears Design is a creative collab-
orative that tends to call mid-Ohio “home”
(while also shifting between Cleveland, Cin-
cinnati, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). With
intentional focus upon the relational process
of creative expression, the individuals who
make up the core of Three Bears believe that
friendship is as inherently vital to the creative
process as artistic ability is. They really are
friendly folks and have shared a little about
themselves with us.
What inspired you to create artwork & design?
All of us Bears have been creatively expressive since we were
quite young, with one of the older Bears among us starting
as early as three or four (with incredibly detailed accounts of
sweeping battle and carnage - somewhat disconcerting when
placed within the context of his currently being a clinical coun-
selor) and the others beginning at varying points throughout
their youth. Music in its wide array has also always served as
an instigator of creativity for us, with almost all of us entering
into the digital world of artistry due to interest in designing mer-
chandise, posters, and album layouts for bands.
Has your brand image & story shaped the images you create, or
do the images come first?
Our back-story as a creative collaborative, replete with sundry
tales of woodland tomfoolery, many a bee sting, and the iron-
fisted management & professional representation of Ms. Gold-
enlocks - she’s who insisted upon many a press release featuring
we ordinarily peaceful Bears in aggressive interplay with weap-
ons, monsters, and the like - such silliness) has been fashioned
more as playful support for a moniker (Three Bears Design)
than as skeleton or base structure for the content & theme of
our creative output. While there is certainly a consistency to
what we create (i.e. attention to detail & a handmade, relational
ethos), each piece is distinctly tailored to meet the needs of the
friends we make through this venture. So, in essence, amidst
much tall-tale-telling, mythologizing, and ham-pawed misman-
agement of reality, the images really do come first (and are our
primary focus).
visit the Three Bears http://www.threebearsdesign.com/
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twenty2wo is always growing and looking for talented artists. If you
would like to have your work in future issues place send an email to
info@twenty2wo.com