This month’s guest is French artist Malika Favre.
And even though she speaks perfect English, we hesitated and finally decided to do the interview in French.
Because it's her mother tongue — and so that her mother, Ouisa, could actually listen to one of her daughter’s podcasts for once!
So I thought it would be nice to add a bonus in English for non-French speakers, with a quick recap of our conversation.
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You might not know Malika Favre’s name — but you have most likely come across her illustration work over the internet, on billboards, in books and/or magazines.
Famous for her bold style blending Pop Art and Op Art, she has already produced a dozen covers for The New Yorker — the ultimate aspiration for all illustration artists —; the poster for the 2017 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival — the ultimate aspiration for all jazz fans —; dozens of covers for Penguin Books, editorial work for Vogue, and even two art books published by Counterprint.
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We covered a range of topics including: launching a career as an artist; why and how to select your agent(s); copycats; building your reputation; fostering a community; collaborating with brilliant people and fantastic brands; workload and time management.
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What's next?
Never stop drawing.
Make more objects. This month's guest is French artist Malika Favre.
And even though she speaks perfect English, we hesitated and finally decided to do the interview in French.
Because it's her mother tongue — and so that her mother, Ouisa, could actually listen to one of her daughter’s podcasts for once!
So I thought it would be nice to add a bonus in English for non-French speakers, with a quick recap of our conversation.
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You might not know Malika Favre’s name — but you have most likely come across her illustration work over the internet, on billboards, in books and/or magazines.
Famous for her bold style blending Pop Art and Op Art, she has already produced a dozen covers for The New Yorker — the ultimate aspiration for all illustration artists —; the poster for the 2017 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival — the ultimate aspiration for all jazz fans —; dozens of covers for Penguin Books, editorial work for Vogue, and even two art books published by Counterprint.
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We covered a range of topics including: launching a career as an artist; why and how to select your agent(s); copycats; building your reputation; fostering a community; collaborating with brilliant people and fantastic brands; workload and time management.
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What's next?
Never stop drawing.
Make more objects.
Granddaughter of the painter François Bret, who founded the’Luminy School of Fine Arts and Architecture in Marseille,
And daughter of Marie-Christine and Roger Pailhas, famous for the eponymous gallery in Marseille and also founder of Art dealers, which he liked to describe as «the smallest art fair in the world»,
Julie Pailhas has always been immersed in art — and entrepreneurship.
She started alongsideOlivier Saillard at the Fashion Museum in Marseille, before doing an internship in the press department of Dries Van Noten in Paris.
From opportunity to recommendation, Julie then worked as a fashion stylist and artistic director for numerous iconic magazines for 25 years.
And then lockdown called her back to her home city, Marseille, where she created in 2021 Inanimate Objects, her flat-gallery.
Stylist – curator – gallery owner, Julie is renowned for her discerning eye, her flair and a certain radicalism.
It was the first time I'd met her, and I couldn't leave!
Together, we naturally talked about her journey, and how she managed to find her place within such a family; ;
And, of course, the design and organisation of its exhibitions, whether held on-site or off-site; ;
From its business model; ;
And how and why it differs from a traditional gallery.
With the desire to showcase emerging or established artists, Julie Pailhas has created, in her own home, a unique space that reflects her personality and brings people together.
Portrait of Julie and her cat Momo in her flat-gallery in Marseille © Florian Touzet
If you’d like to find out more about what I call Creative Management, I dedicated a full episode to it a few months ago.
Today, I would like to take a closer look at one aspect of Creative Management: team-building.
What exactly does it involve?
What are the benefits?
I also share a great example, as well as a counter-example, from my own experience as an employee.
And bonus: I talk about my favourite sports coach, Ted Lasso. (no spoiler as I haven’t started Series 4 yet).
If you're interested in offering your team a workshop / team-building / training session, do drop me an email! lbm@lilibonnet.com
I can organise and facilitate almost anywhere in the world 🙂
