‘The Race’ by Antoine Doré

Antoine Doré is a Paris based illustrator and painter who has always been better at drawing than speaking about himself in the third person. His work combines traditional and digital mediums. The approach is a classic line drawing base, with a strong focus on composition and color, and the use of gradients and textures to give it an organic touch. His artworks often depict surreal, dream-like worlds with a whimsical vibe and a bit of absurd humor. His work is inspired by Franco-Belgian comic artists, Asian Art, Italian Renaissance paintings and magic realism literature, among many other things.

As an illustrator, he’s working with international clients such as The New York Times, Intel, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Hachette, The LA Times, TBWA… mostly in the fields of editorial, books, festival posters and advertising.

“My creative process is a weird balance between overthinking and going with the flow. In the preliminary steps, I tend to think a lot about the themes, the meaning, the composition, but at some point I will just let go and it turns into a sort of stream of consciousness. I let my imagination go wild and in this phase, recurring themes, elements or characters come up, like plants, female figures, strange hybrid animals and organic or graphic shapes. Things appear and I can’t always say if there is a meaning to them anymore, and it doesn’t really matter. It’s just fun and games at that point.”