Eleanor Tay­lor is an illus­tra­tor study­ing at the Royal Col­lege of Art. Her work utl­izies a lot of draw­ing, but also incor­po­rates some paint­ing and col­lage as well.

There is an empti­ness and iso­la­tion to Eleanor’s work. It’s not exactly com­fort­ing, and at times extremely vul­ner­a­ble. I think that’s where the suc­cess in her work lies. Her illus­tra­tions expose a prim­i­tive feel­ing, in both style and exe­cu­tion of media. I see ref­er­ences to Medieval and Byzan­tine paint­ings with the flat por­trai­ture, as well as even a cubist feel with the flat, planed shapes.

There’s some­thing to take note of — it’s the nudity of some of her fig­ures. She puts them in dan­ger but giv­ing them no armor to pro­tect them­selves against the ani­mals and of the vast land she’s cre­ated. They must fend for them­selves, and do a pretty keen job at it (so far!).

All images via her Flickr.