15. Anelle Villabona
Twitter: @cupcakelogic Instagram: @aneliencupcake
Can you briefly describe your art or art style?: I try to keep a sense of whimsy in all my art, I’m particularly fond of friendly round shapes and bright, happy colors!
What inspires/informs your art?: I am heavily influenced by children’s storybooks and Japanese cartoons, especially the old vintage ones! They tend to give off a sense of charm and light-hearted cheer, which are traits I find appealing in a work of art.
What (if anything) do you hope to impart through your art?: The art I have most fun making, are my puns. There is a small sort of magic, I think, in the ability to share a laugh with someone no matter the distance or place in the world. Even if it’s just for a short amount of time, I’d like to make the world a little lighter.
14. Anna Marcelo
Instagram: @annasshole_ Twitter: @annasshole
Can you briefly describe your art or art style?: My digital art mainly shows my roots as an ink drawer and so it is mostly black and white with rough lines. My usual subject is my own body and how I process it. I’m mostly known for the comics I put online which are mainly short ones that reflect on my mental health and how I see myself.
What inspires/informs your art?: I think what informs and inspires my art is simply my own personal experience and the experience of my loved ones. I don’t want to put any pretense in my illustrations. Drawing has always been a form of therapy for me and my anxieties and that is what informs and motivates me to draw. The ever-present tension in the news on the rights of gender minorities and of disability (including Mental Health) are also points of discussion for what I make as they are topics close to me too.
What (if anything) do you hope to impart through your art?: I hope people can get honesty and vulnerability from my drawings. That’s it, really! I don’t want to force a lesson onto someone, but I do want them to understand that I make my art as a way of communicating my own story in the sincerest way I can.
13. Bea Gomez
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0deoKeh8iS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram: @bluetoasterart / www.bluetoasterart.com
Can you briefly describe your art or art style?: My art is colorful and stimulating! I combined the things I love from artists I adore into my artwork and try to inspire action or spark curiosity with the subjects I draw.
What inspires/informs your art?: Knowledge. I love learning new things: history, cultures, animals. YOU NAME IT! It is evident in my works that these things inspire me. Whenever I learn something new, I HAVE to draw about it.
What (if anything) do you hope to impart through your art?: I hope, through my art, I can impart the desire to stay curious, keep learning, and share knowledge. The goal with every piece I create is to start a discussion about the subject of the piece, get the audience to learn more about the subject themselves, and someday share what they’ve learned to other people. I like to think of myself as the human form of the “small fact frog” or a Fun Facts/Trivia book.
12. Alexandra De Guzman
https://www.instagram.com/p/By70MOslJwZ/
Instagram: @xelalanana
Can you briefly describe your art or art style?: I experiment and play around with my art a lot, but what I love working on most are characters with intricate designs and soft color palettes that give each piece a dreamy, whimsical touch!
What inspires/informs your art?: Video games are my main catalyst. When I was younger, Ragnarok Online was one of my main influences. Since then, I’ve always looked to art in games and animation for inspiration. It’s great to be surrounded as well by peers who are as passionate about art and are driven to tell stories through different media.
What (if anything) do you hope to impart through your art?: As cheesy as it sounds, art helped me get through some of the toughest moments in life. Whenever I’d feel down or defeated, the very idea of creating art, whether digital or traditional, gave me a reason to wake up every day. I hope that through the art that I put out, it would help at least one other person out there find that “Hope” for whichever passion they choose to pursue.
11. Mich Cervantes
https://twitter.com/mich_jpg/status/1135081865834975232?s=21
Instagram: @bedspacers Twitter: @mich_jpg / https://michcervantes.portfoliobox.net/
Can you briefly describe your art or art style?: I’m generally fascinated with shapes, spaces and people, so I try to find ways I can blend all of that together in singular illustrations.
What inspires/informs your art?: I love to think of people as little buildings of sorts. I like to ask myself things like… If this person were a room, what kind of space would they be? How would I decorate them? A lot of deconstruction happens before I reinterpret certain subjects in new forms.
What (if anything) do you hope to impart through your art?: Understanding people and other subjects in unique ways yield interesting results!
