Magnet Reps

Andrew Hem Joins Magnet Reps

Influenced by patterns and cultures from his native Cambodia to the diversity of LA, Andrew’s illustrations often show groups of uniquely rendered urban characters, entangled or entwined, fluidly moving through still spaces from city streets to decidedly rural settings. A quiet energy permeates his work casting the observer as the observed and then reversing it. Andrew’s graffiti years sneak to the surface in his hand lettering which often takes on physical dimensions. Multi-ethnically inspired, and sometimes nonsensical, his dimensional lettering can be seen held in the hands of figures or weaving its way through his illustrations’ plots and settings.

An Art Center illustration graduate, Andrew balances illustration with gallery exhibits nationwide. Clients include Adidas, Microsoft’s Zune, Lucky Brand Jeans and The Los Angeles Times, and he has exhibited at Compound, Corey Helford, Receiver, Black Maria and Thinkspace galleries among others.

 

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New Forest, gouache on wood