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1 Illustrator, designer and author of children’s books, Andy Love is a man of many talents.
As well as his illustrations, designs and photography, he also makes apps, sculptures and even clothes.
Originally from Brighton in the UK, Andy has travelled all over the world and has lived and worked in
France, Ghana and Java. 2 Different cultures, especially those of West Africa and Indonesia have in-
spired Andy’s work. There have been more than five large exhibitions of his work and he has an online
gallery featuring his work.
3 Like his heroes, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, and inspired by the art of West Africa,
Andy is very interested in sculpture, particularly primitive figures. And later, when he was in Indonesia,
he learned to paint using a technique called batik. This is the art of decorating cloth using wax and dye.
When the bright colours of the dye are painted onto the cloth, only the wax-free parts take the colour.
4 Andy uses both sculpture and batik in many of his books, which usually take two years
each to produce; in the first year he works on the story and the ideas, and in the second year he makes
sculptures and he paints textiles. Then he photographs his work and scans it into his computer. The
entire process is like a performance.
5 His books have appeared in over twenty languages and have won many awards. His first
book, My Punky Monkey, was originally published in French. In his books, Andy has always aimed for
his images to communicate so clearly that the reader doesn’t need words to understand the message.
Adults and children alike would agree he has achieved this target, with flying colours!