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Phil Hall: The Night Draws In
Interview, Illustrator
Written by Alice Watson
Central St Martin's graduate Phil Hall draws in the same way that some of us dream; streams of consciousness, themes interspersed with sudden hints and whispers of unrelated recollections. Some of his work contains snippets of dialogue, often witty and astute but again with an undertone of the surreal and reminiscent of muddled hallucinogenic dream talk (yes, that is a technical term).
His commissions to date include the magazines La Bouche, Crafty and Torpedo, as well as for the G2 Guardian supplement and animation company Kanoti. Animals, both actual and fictitious, are nestled between cityscapes and underwater worlds, while everyday objects are comically personified and everyday scenes playfully reinterpreted.
Figures and portraiture are also common threads throughout Hall's work, which he has an incredible skill for undertaking. Subtle use of lines and marks, but nonetheless full of expression, the characters are often solemn and… read more
