December 26, 2022

"Elena Xausa, who was sought after by top publications and companies for her vibrant and whimsical illustrations that evoked joie de vivre even among..."

"... the most seemingly everyday subjects, died on Nov. 27 at her home in Marostica, Italy. She was 38.... The cause was appendiceal cancer."

From "Elena Xausa, Illustrator With a Whimsical Style, Dies at 38/Her brightly colored work, often serving as visual metaphors, was sought after worldwide by major periodicals and advertisers like Apple and Nike" (NYT).

Here is the beautiful tribute from her husband, Lorenzo Fonda, on Instagram.

And here is her webpage, brimming with lively artwork.

10 comments:

typingtalker said...

Appendiceal Cancer -- I looked it up so you don't have to ...

This disease is very rare. In the United States, appendix cancer affects approximately 1 to 2 people out of every 1 million.

Cleveland Clinic

Steven Wilson said...

Similar to what took Audrey Hepburn?

Lurker21 said...

Here is the beautiful tribute from her husband, Lorenzo Fonda ...

Sounds like when it came to his wife Lorenzo was quite ... you know the rest ...

michaele said...

She was truly a remarkable artist. Her drawings had an appealing ebullience because of the bright colors and linear forms but there was an intriguing complexity in the message of each picture.

Howard said...

The work tells each story clearly in gestalt using a 1970's esthetic that looks completely natural and original.

Joe Smith said...

Very interesting style...part cartoon part illustration.

As someone in a related visual field, it is impressive...

n.n said...

Wrong post. This is gay art.

ALP said...

Yikes. I lost a friend to this. Dead four months after diagnosis. Cancer in a fucking useless organ! The Big C is currently popping up in my life left and right amongst friends, from lung cancer to rare blood cancer.

Jupiter said...

At least she was vaxxed.

n.n said...

At least she was vaxxed.

Vaxx-x-ed. OAS, ADE, AIDS are hardcore, and probable products of non-sterilizing inoculations, renewed, regenerated. Caveat emptor.