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Weronika Marianna's minimalist illustrations that strip back the layers of our complex personalities

In her latest series, Layers, Weronika Marianna explores the various complex parts that make up our unique personalities.

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Minimalist illustration by Weronika Marianna showing four stylised faces in muted colours of pink, green, blue and orange, with bold black outlines and expressive features layered together

Fears, anxieties, expectations, hopes and dreams – these are just some of the elements the Polish artist and designer considers for her minimalist illustrations.

She also sees drawing itself as an emotional process, inspired by real-life events, both good and bad. "Through illustration I search for metaphors of feelings and sensations, giving them a face and body expressions," she explains. "In the course of life, we put on new layers... I recognise these 'layers' and give them shape and colour."

Peeling off these "layers" and recognising a relationship between them is what occupies both Weronika's life and her work.

Currently based in Amsterdam, Weronika's clients include Netflix, Elle, WeTransfer, Goop and Glamour. Besides drawing she's a yoga teacher, hula hoop dancer, co-creator of the Amsterdam edition of Ladies, Wine & Design and co-founder of Szajn, an empowering magazine for polish teenage girls.

Follow her on Instagram for further inspiration.

Four stylised figures with layered, translucent forms in soft pastels embrace one another, their bodies interlocking in shades of pink, brown and teal against a neutral background
Illustration of multiple overlapping nude and semi-nude figures in earthy tones with green and orange accents, their bodies intertwined to suggest interconnected layers of personality
Two simplified figures sit on an abstract curved form in Weronika Marianna's minimalist illustration exploring layers of personality
Multiple abstracted figures intertwined in muted tones of green, pink, orange and blue against a dark background, representing layers of personality and emotion
Two intertwined figures with minimalist features and colourful geometric shapes adorning their bodies in Weronika Marianna's illustrative style
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