New Zealand-born, Stockholm-based artist and architect Sarah Otley is a talented illustrator with a keen eye for capturing the spirit and mood of major cities in elaborate and detailed pencil portraits.
Sarah Otley's artistic recreations of Stockholm are stunning. She uses her illustrations to show off major tourist landmarks, local cultural heritage spots, and the unconventional and offbeat everyday Stockholm life to put together an incredible melange of illustrations that accurately captures Sweden's natural and slow-paced beauty.
Sarah Otley's day job as an interior architect at Monki (H & M's unorthodox and popular in-house fashion brand) allows her to hone and refine her illustration skills on a daily basis. Otley's "Stockholm Sketches" series will be exhibited in Gamla Stan, Stockholm from June 17 to 23, 2011.
Striking City Sketches
Artist Sarah Otley Recreates the Magic of Stockholm with Her Pencil
Trend Themes
1. Urban Sketching - The trend of creating detailed sketches of city landmarks and culture is growing, with potential disruptive innovation in the tourism and art industries.
2. Artistic Representation of Cities - Artists like Sarah Otley are creating unique and detailed representations of cities, providing opportunities for new businesses in the art and design industries.
3. Combining Art and Architecture - Sarah Otley's background in architecture and career as an illustrator highlights the growing trend of combining different fields, potentially leading to disruptive innovation in the creative industries.
Industry Implications
1. Tourism - Detailed sketches of city landmarks and attractions can be used to enhance tourism experiences, with opportunities for disruptive innovation in the tourism industry.
2. Art - More artists are creating unique representations of cities, leading to potential business opportunities in the art industry.
3. Design - Combining fields like architecture and illustration, as Sarah Otley does, creates potential for disruptive innovation in the creative design industry.