Illustrators We Love: Jeremy Booth

INTERVIEWED BY Lindi Brownell Meiring

Self-taught Kentucky-based illustrator Jeremy Booth began his career as a graphic designer. It was during this time that he found digital illustration and it has since become his passion, and profession.

We decided to catch up with this talented creative to find out more about his work.

What do you enjoy most about illustration?

I love making my own body of work. Client work for now pays the bills but I am seeing more of an opportunity to create my own work and hopefully will one day be able to solely focus on that. 

Your pieces combine bold colour with minimalistic detail. How would you describe your work?

I would describe it as a vector noir. Well, that is what my friend coined it and I have been using it since. Bold colour and dark shadows are my thing. My work is highly inspired by photography, either my own photographs or with the help of others. I am really inspired by Joel Bear’s body of work, it’s very similar.

The subject matter, as seen in your recent Sergeant Paper exhibition in Paris, is somewhat architectural and decor-driven. What inspired this body of work?

My wife and I recently visited Palm Springs before I was contacted by Sergeant Paper to have a solo exhibit in Paris. When asked to come up with a theme, mid-century design and culture was well on my brain because of our trip to Palm Springs. So I began to research the culture and design of the time and The Simple Life was born.

Do you have any exciting plans for the near future?

My show has brought many new and potential opportunities, some of which I can’t speak on at the moment. There might be a chance that I will be a part of Modernism Week in Palm Springs this year. At this moment my contact and I are working together to see if it can happen.

Where can our readers get hold of your work?

Right now, my work is available on Sergeant Paper’s website until the pieces are sold out. I am planning to open up my own shop next year and will be selling new work there.

View more of Jeremy’s creations at jeremy-booth.com.