Hadley Richardson-O’brien

BFA, Illustration

Artist Statement

The art I make is heavily narrative focused, whether it be a single illustration or asequential piece. My work is made to explore observations on society, experiences growing up, and emotions that are hard to explain away with a simple description. These explorations are usually made through the lense of a fantastical, surreal or even
slightly gothic story to keep the idea explored at an arm’s length and more approachable as it’s veiled behind a narrative not fully grounded in reality. I make an effort to stir a recollection in the viewer of feeling the same way as the characters in my pieces, though the circumstances may be drastically different, and to also gain a better grasp of these ideas that I am exploring myself.

Yarns From Beyond the Grave, 2020

Delicately Adorned, 2020

Queen’s Guard, 2020

Samurai, 2020

Watering Each Other’s Flowers, 2020

Skin Walker, 2020

Doll Funeral, 2020

Amabie Editorial, 2020

Murakami Editorial, 2020

Hadley Richardson-O’brien

BFA, Illustration

Artist Statement

The art I make is heavily narrative focused, whether it be a single illustration or asequential piece. My work is made to explore observations on society, experiences growing up, and emotions that are hard to explain away with a simple description. These explorations are usually made through the lense of a fantastical, surreal or even
slightly gothic story to keep the idea explored at an arm’s length and more approachable as it’s veiled behind a narrative not fully grounded in reality. I make an effort to stir a recollection in the viewer of feeling the same way as the characters in my pieces, though the circumstances may be drastically different, and to also gain a better grasp of these ideas that I am exploring myself.

Yarns From Beyond the Grave, 2020

Delicately Adorned, 2020

Queen’s Guard, 2020

Samurai, 2020

Watering Each Other’s Flowers, 2020

Skin Walker, 2020

Doll Funeral, 2020

Amabie Editorial, 2020

Murakami Editorial, 2020

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