He started his career in the early 70's as an illustrator for the influential Belgian weekly Humo. Fascinated by comic strip legends such as Hergé, Franquin, Jijé and E.P. Jacobs as well as the Flemish expressionists, he developed early on, a highly personal style referencing modern architecture, pop music, art history and cars.
Muelen created a pictorial universe in which intriguing, joyous narratives unfold. His drawings are characterized by a unified subtle linear treatment of space, forms and figures and, also a distinctive color scheme (with green as his favourite).
Ever Meulen's work has been widely published in magazines in Europe, America and Japan, including RAW and The New Yorker for which he did his first cover in 1994. Besides editorial work, he has designed stamps for the Dutch and Belgian postal services, book covers, posters and murals
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ReplyDeleteaccidentally hit the wrong key Bruce, sorry about that. Your commment, Belgium, that's where dope is legal? Hell, I don't know. I haven't had the opportunity to travel in Europe yet, but, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that most harmless drugs are legal there. You might be just making a joke, or you might be thinking of Amsterdam, which historically was the place so easy going about pot... and prostitution, or you might just be remarking how weird his art is.
DeleteWhich ever it is, there's certainly something strange about the way he draws, but not anything more strange than dozens of other artists from so many other countries where drugs are illegal.