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Teddy Kang's delightful illustrations that literally burst with colour and life

"I always fall in love with colourful things," says Toronto-based illustrator Teddy Kang (featured previously). "Anything that contains colour gets my attention!" In fact, colour quite literally bursts from every single element of Teddy's work.

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Illustration by Teddy Kang of a red-faced figure surrounded by colourful summer foods including tacos, corn, ice cream, donuts and fruit against a pink background

"I like to think that every colour has its own emotion and personality, just as every different person does, and that this somehow reflects life in Toronto. It always makes me curious – and happy – to see how different colours interact, and works with each other; some of them can be friends, some could be enemies. So colour is always a fun thing to play with in my illustrations."

Originally from China, Teddy was one of the "25 of the Most Creative Visual Artists Under 25", according to Adobe Photoshop in 2015. Since then, he's been working as a freelancer for magazines, publishing houses, advertising agencies and many other clients all over the world.

He's currently working on a personal illustration series named "This is what I actually aspire to do in the Summer", which contains a tons of things that we enjoy to do during the warmer months, such as "eating the whole day" and "hiking with friends". Follow his latest work at teddykang.com.

Children and adults interact with oversized colourful art installations in a vibrant gallery space, including a large yellow face with red features and a patterned sculptural form
Three people sitting on a beach at sunset with colourful tangled yarn and art supplies scattered around them, a sailboat visible on the sparkling sea behind
Colourful illustration by Teddy Kang depicting a person wearing headphones at a desk surrounded by vibrant books, plants, office supplies and a black cat on the floor
Person wearing olive-toned sweatshirt and vibrant purple patterned leggings stands on a beach with colourful abstract sea creatures and plants in the sand below
Colourful illustration of a figure wearing a Supreme cap and pink jacket holding a phone, standing in front of a storefront with other stylised figures visible in the background
A person wearing a vibrant yellow shirt with blue leaf patterns stands at an airport, surrounded by colourful toy aeroplanes and a green rubber ring, gazing upwards dreamily.
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