This illustration accompanies Ruth Terry's New York Times article of the 29th of October 2020 on being an active bystander when encountering casual racism.
This illustration accompanies Ruth Terry's New York Times article of the 29th of October 2020 on being an active bystander when encountering casual racism.
This illustration accompanies Ruth Terry's New York Times article of the 29th of October 2020 on being an active bystander when encountering casual racism.
This illustration accompanies Ruth Terry's New York Times article of the 29th of October 2020 on being an active bystander when encountering casual racism.
"Art is a powerful medicine which knows no boundaries when made with respect for life."
About Hélène
Hélène Baum-Owoyele (born 1987, Munich) grew up in Germany, England and France. She graduated in 2011 from l’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Lyon and then worked in agencies and industry as a graphic designer in Amsterdam and finally Berlin. Since 2017 she has been active as a freelance illustrator and visual artist, creating highly colourful images with watercolour and vector media.
Largely her work aims at empowering BIPoC community and is mostly used in cultural and socio-political contexts around the issues of diversity, inclusivity and ecology.
She also illustrates children's books and loves creating empowering and magical narratives for all.
Coming from a diverse cultural background, what defines her universe is a sense of “collage” and "kaleidoscopic identity" à la créole. Finding strength in literature, ancestry, community, nature and animism, her paintings are as much a spiritual act as a healing tool.
Clients include:
The New York Times, Each One Teach One, WePresent, Karneval der Kulturen, Vox, Science Notes Magazin, Missy Magazine, Google, Harper Collins, Eater, Harvard Business Review, WDR, Radcliffe Magazine, Branch, New Statesman, Tate, Psychologie Heute, C40 Cities, Scoop Magazine, CFFP, Octopus Publishing Group, The Washington Post's 'The Lily', Familiar Faces, Penguin Random House, Women Who Do Stuff, Systemic Justice, United Networks, Carlsen Verlag, Zedela, Gesicht Zeigen ...
Featured in: Science Notes c/o, Creative Boom, Computer Arts Magazine Issue #276, Freelance Wisdom, The Klean (home portrait), The Klean (artist portrait)
Work
Watercolor Illustration:
Transform Daily Objects into Whimsical Characters
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