Their slightly crude, very simplified drawings and visual work blends an old classic aesthetic with ancient hieroglyphic hints and cave art tendencies but with quite a contemporary or timeless feel; Self described as transcending 'a style or time with regard to the art of communication.
They are not illustration per se, but just the way they simplify the images that they are making, often reducing them down to just simply outlines create a very symbolist feel to their drawings, creating symbols as much as figurative images. I'm really drawn to this quality in their work, the fact that they use such basic drawing techniques which seems to suggest more of a narrative in the work, or at least a meaning that is to be derived from the symbols.
It is also that vintage yet simultaneously timeless feel that appeals to me greatly. They are able to capture the essence of old design works and ancient art forms that feel right at home in a modern setting, whether that is on a t-shirt of a popular contemporary clothing company or in a restaurant.
Some of their work reminds me of vintage zippo lighter engravings, or something of a similar vain. They are meaningful in a simple way, the images representing something but in a restricted form.
Their artistic products are beautiful and look as if they have been dug up or found from 100 years ago. I would say that these pieces are not illustration, with no real purpose or function for being on the objects they are created for.
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