Øivind Hovland is an experienced freelance illustrator with a huge list of international clients, covering a broad range of media. He is the author of two illustrated books, published by Tabella, and his work has been short-listed for Best Norwegian Newspaper Illustrator, IMAGES and the Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Exhibition.
His work is all about storytelling: “Even if you only have one small image at your disposal, a story can still be told. And that, in a nutshell is my aim, to tell a story using whatever means I have”.
We loved the “acid” sense of humor, the funny circumstances that happens all the time in our lives, the colours, the way he translates the story to his illustration, beyond cool…. definitely amazing! We want it all!
” I´m not crazy, my reality is just different than yours.”
Love, love, LOVE these!!!
I know, it´s awesome!!!!! Thx for passing by!!!
Soooohhooooo funky! I am truly enjoying the content here.
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Hey Lady!!!! Thx a lot and we´ll def check out lady in lycra!!!!!
I love the use of color and his style is very distinguishable.
GREAT work!!!
thanks for sharing
Please stop by and say hi!
-Brianna
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Hey Brianna…just checked out your blog! Soooo nice!!!
Hope to see you soon!
xoxo
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love this! thanks for sharing
-grace
And thank you for visiting us! Stop by soon!!!
Gorgeous illustrations! Love them!
We do too! Thx for visiting us! xoxo
who spoke that quote ” I´m not crazy, my reality is just different than yours.”?
Thx a loooot!!!!! Love your blog!!! xoxo
Hey… I got in this website: http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/reve_uth_babette/funny.html
But unfortunately they didn´t mention the author…I wanted to know who said that as well …
Thx for stopping by!
I don’t know what to say besides fantastic!!! Amazing illustrations and post. Can you buy these illustrations somewhere?
Thks a lot, Carlie! Go to his website and contact him directly: http://oivindhovland.com/contact.htm
Let us know whih one you purchased!
xoxo
Great work! Love the vintage feel to some of those. Keep it up!
Thx you so very much! Oivind Hovland is pretty insane, we love him! Stop by once in a while cuz we´ll def keep up with some great work! xoxo
Loved it!!
You´re awsome my friend!
Hey Naty, I´m nervous. LOL
Thanks for your support, love ya
Totally cool — my favorite is the fire-breathing devil blogger.
Or at least that’s my interpretation…
Great illustration, that´s my intepretation as well.
Thanks for your visit!
I think his illustrations tell you a story but also gives you “wings” to make your own interpretation, which I love! So clever! Thx for stopping by, Mikalee!!!! xoxo
thanks for this blog, tremendous surreal quality to this guys work..with a sense of fun
Hey Julius,
He is very good, love his unique and strong traces.
Thank you much
Thx a lot for your kind words… feed us with your feedback!!!!! See you soon!!!
You always have some awwesome photos! I love it. I totally wish I had a great photo source like yours
Hey sistah,
All of our inspiration is spreaded all over the web, just got find some time to search for interesting stuff.
Let us know if we can help you out.
Don´t hesitate to visit us when you need some inspiration…that´s why we are here for…
Thx for stopping by! see you soon, Sis!
I love the images of the ant tunnels underneath the city… and the guy dreaming about Godzilla leaping over buildings! You can tell there is an interesting story behind each one!
When you see his art you get the story right a way and also it gives you the chance to create other interpretations! It´s fabulous!
Thx for stopping by!
These are incredibly symbolic and amazing illustrations!! My favourite is the one with all of the businessmen with their heads in the sand…brilliant. You are extremely talented!
Thanks for sharing them and congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
Thank you so very much for your kind words and Freshly Pressed means a lot to us! We try to work as best as we can! Hope to see you soon, PCC!
Great pictures, love the blog post
Thanks you
Awesome illustration work! Thank you!
Thank you for stopping by and giving us your feedback!
Cheers!
Love it!
Congrats on being Freshly Pressed
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Thx a lot, PJMG! It really means a lot to us! See you soon! xoxo
You are very talented. What a mind. Connie
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Hello Connie,
Thx a lot for your kindness and we hope to see you soon, ok?!
xoxo
Oh these illustrations are so shagadelic. I love it
Hi Kay aka!
How have you been?
I know…Oivind is an awesome artist!xoxo
Fab retro style. I like these
Thx a lot!!! Come back to see us again
xoxo
These would make great screen prints.
I know…and I would love to hang tons of them on my walls! That would be sick, huh?!
I’m not a screen printer, but if I were I would go to these 2 facilities. I know that there are various opportunities for artists. I saw some great prints being done at the fabric workshop. http://www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/about/
I have never been here, but have heard good things. http://www.printcenter.org/
I am in the Philadelphia area, and I understand that you are not. Maybe these things can be done remotely or something like this in your area?
Thx a lot for the tip, Ben! We´ll check it out for sure! Hope to see you soon here!!!!
I love those these make you look twice and think about what you’re seeing.
I know…the illustration tells a story by itself, but also gives you the possibility of other interpretations! Thx for your feedbak, Rumpydog!
Sweeeeeet! Very Shag!
I know… we love it! Thx for passing by! Hope to see you soon!
Fantastic illustrations! Loved the ones about computers/network! Congratulations, beautiful work. Thanks for checking my blog out, as well! Greetings from Brazil!
Thx a lot for your feedback! Seu blog é bem legal! Vc é de onde… nós também somos brasileiros: Lailah de BH e Denis de Floripa!
Cheers to Brasil!!!!
Amazing!!
Thank you
Beautiful! Do you illustrate children’s books?
We wrote the artist, I´ll take your question to him, we´ll keep you posted!
your work is really awesome- stop by and check out stuff from our street art festival- CHALE WOTE http://accradotalttours.wordpress.com
We will!!! Thx for stopping by!
Yahooo! You are freshly pressed! Beautiful post.
I knowwww, thanks for your support.
Love these! They are so beautiful. I love the style and the colors!
Hello Sophia, thank you much
images very abstract and rich. Very nice
True, it says a lot
Love the style and the commentary.Fabulous!
Thank you amir
Great stuff
Sweet isn´t?
tkx
Love the Art pieces. The colors subtle, almost like a 70′s feel but with a modern concept. Amazing work.
True, vintage traces with a modern message!
Thank you
Love it!
Sweet. Thank you
Very interesting, like
Thx a lot! Hope you come back to check out our new posts!
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Thx a lot! Hope you come back to heck out our new posts!
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they say,just be yourself.
Totally agree… you an never lose your identity! Thx for stopping by!
the size of art just like this!
So true! Thx for stopping by!
i like the girl,the sex way.
That´s a great one! Thx for stopping by!
Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed. These are so beautiful and I loved your style. Thank you, with my love, nia
Thank you so much, it means a lot to us! Hope to see you soon, Nia! xoxo
Congrats for being freshly pressed. So glad you were so I could discover these amazing images.
Some of them made me laugh out loud, especially the one with the ostriches. Classic!
We are so stoked to be a Freshly Pressed, thanks for you visit!
So glad you posted these — I had never heard of this illustrator. Incredible how he tells a story or point in the illustrations. They’re funny, cool, and amazing. The germs in the window behind the couple watching TV. The man wearing a devil mask while on the computer, blazing fire. And all with cool colors. Great stuff!
Hey Zooky,
This artist could be a great inspiration for some cool prints, think about that. I wan´t one, or two.. maybe three?
Thanks for your visit, lots of love
Hi Zooky!!!
I know… when I saw it for the 1st time I said “this is a way to cool, I have to post it now”! Besides telling his story, Oivind gives you the chance to make other interpretations, which I love!
Please, keep coming back to check out our future stuff!
Wow, their awesome!
Thanks Boss
I know… can´t get enough!
Thx for stopping by!
Great works
Thx a lot, Cornelia! Hope you keep coming back to check out our future posts!
xoxo
Tkz Cornelia. Please, comeback!
i love this
Thx a lot, Julia! Please, keep coming back!
Hello Julia, thank you much!!
I must say I’m envious,
You have amazing talent
Prepare for hours of writing replys.
Hi Cheyenne!
Thx you so very much for your kind words!
And you´re right…it´s been busy…we love it!
Thx for visiting!
It´s such a pleasure to reply all of your comments, we are STOKED!
Outstanding work! One of my favorites is the guy with the devil mask, breathing fire, while typing on a laptop. I just taught a lesson to 6th grade students about the question, “Does facebook make people mean?” The illustration fits that question. I also think the image of the woman and man on the couch, each with thought bubbles of different situations, is excellent! I like how the man is only picturing himself (ego!) having to listen to his wife. As a husband myself, you illustrate something I’ve felt.
Hi Chris!
You mentioned awesome points and keep feeding us with your comments (we love it)!
Hope to see you soon!
Hey Chris, how are you doing?
LOL loved your comment, “Does Facebook make people mean?” Sometimes. hahaha
Thank you so much for taking your time to write us.. feel free to comeback anytime!
Cheers
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We will for sure.
Thanks for your visit
Hey,
They all are indeed nice. I wish there was a title for each of these. It may not warrant it, but it will help us know the artist’s mind at the time of illustrating.
Hi Rohitmaiya! If you got to his website you an get the name of the pieces! Enjoy the ride!
Thx for visiting! xoxo
Hello,
I agree with you, we wrote an e-mail to the artist, hopefully, we will write us back. I´ll keep in mind to get the tittles and some more info about each piece.
Thanks for you comment
” I´m not crazy, my reality is just different than yours.” BEST Quote…EVER!
Love the illustrations….I’m a big fan of this style.
Jen
Thx a lot, Lil Mama!
You´re right…it´s such a cool style!!! Hopé to see you soon! xoxo
Hello Jen,
We are not crazy, we are just sharing different realities, right? lol
Thank you my friend
The illustrations are really thoughtful, apart from being executed in such a unique manner! Great job!
Besides the art itself, I love the message behind each piece.
Thanks Polina
the photos are so enigmatic. like them so much because they let my mind work! c”,)
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That´s the point, thinking beyond the art!
Thank you boss
Love them. For a change I actually studied each pic. The guy n girl sitting on the couch of my favourite. How true is that? Though i might have placed a slightly different mindspace in the guy’s thought bubble! If u get my meaning;l)
hahahah so true, I love how “innocent” and deep his messages are..
I love the sarcastic point of view of modern life. I very often identify with the man breathing fire to his laptop! lol! congratulations!
Maria
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hahahaha I know, that look like me on a busy monday! lol
That’s just great!
Thank you Alessandro!
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Thx a lot!!!
Very jazz-age cool…
We <3 Jazz! (:
Wow, gorgeous illustrations, and a wicked sense of humor! No wonder Oivind Holland has so many clients. *applause*
I know, He´s pretty awesome and has an unique talent!!! (we are clapping our hands)
Thx for visiting us!
Very nice presentation and photos.
what a great job.
I had never seen of this illustrator.
These photos are nice,funny and amazing.the guys are going to every there on cycle
Thank you so much for your visit
Great work – love your style and expression.
Thx a lot for stopping by and for your kind words!
Great article …Thanks for your great information, the contents are quiet interesting. I will be waiting for your next post.
Thx a lot!!!! I guess, I´ll see you soon…
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Thanks. I hope you continue releasing more useful articles.
We def will!! Come back soon!
Love them =]
I know… I told somebody that I wanna hang every single one on my walls!!!!
very cool….love the retro style and the humour….
Thx a lot for stopping by, Romina!
I love your concept of telling a story no matter what the size of the image!
I like the idea that there’s a story in every image. Fabulous illustrations
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Love the retro style combined with the contemporary concerns and subjects.
They are really great illustrations! Thanks for sharing!
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A very inventive, thoughtful mind at work in these fabulous illustrations.
Nice to see an abundance of skill at the service of the ideas as well.
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Great stuff! Blinders watching TV. Head in the sand. A devil at the computer. A wild passed out party. At least those are my interpretations. I’m sure there’s many. Very unique stuff. Great jobs all of you. Ricks.poems@gmail.com
lovely work !!! thanks for sharing
Think I enjoyed the second time through the images even more than the first. On round two, I told myself a little story about each frame.
Thank you for this burst of creativity into my day.
Susan
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Helen
Glad you liked it, Helen! We hope to see you soon!
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