Art Zine, Stefan Toshef & Katie So, stefantoshef.com
This art zine is a split right down the middle; one half holds Katie So’s work while the other holds Stefan Toshef’s. Both are talented BC-based illustrators with very different styles. Stefan’s comic-style work is certainly dynamic with very gripping imagery. Katie’s work is simplified and polished, saying a lot in only few lines. Putting together such different styles in the same zine is an interesting tactic, however in this case it may not have translated so well. I felt I didn’t get enough of either artist. There was also a lack of clarity in defining which illustrations were which. Upon investigating Toshef and So’s websites it became obvious which style was which, but without clear labels I felt like I didn’t really get to know either one. They both have some serious artistic chops, though, and if you want to see work by these two check out their websites for more. (Ryan Eastman)