Maps, everyday ephemera and watercolor drawings record José Naranja’s travels in fantastic detail — Colossal



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Instead of scrolling through photos from a recent trip, Jose Orange (formerly) recalls his travels through exceptionally detailed sketchbooks with notes, illustrations and ephemera collected during his visits. The artist and author is an avid tourist and keen observer, saturating the blank pages of his Moleskines with watercolor and ink drawings of airplanes, movie characters and maps. Like most of us, Naranja has been unable to travel for much of the past few years, although he has been filming his adventures and has frequented Thailand and other parts of Asia, which is reflected in his latest publications. he.

Currently, Naranja is working on an experimental illustrated oracle deck that imagines the year 2050 through the lens of science, art and philosophy, all nuanced with his signature fantasy approach. The last book of the artist, The Nautilus Manuscriptis out now and you can follow updates on his work at Instagram.

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