Laura Brouwers (artist)

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Laura Brouwers
Born (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28)
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Laura Brouwers (born 18 June 1995), also known by her pseudonym Cyarin or Cyarine, is a Dutch digital artist and illustrator.

Background[edit]

Brouwers is from Eindhoven. She has a younger sister. Brouwers was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at a young age. She attended both a mainstream school and a special education school, and ended up leaving school early to move into an assisted living project.[1] As of 2017, she was living in her own house in Strijp.[2] Brouwers is bisexual.[3]

Career[edit]

After beginning her online art journey in a private Hyves group,[4] Brouwers joined DeviantArt in 2009, and created her YouTube channel Cyarin and began uploading illustration videos in 2012.[5] On Instagram, she reached 100 thousand followers in 2015, and 1 million in 2017. Brouwers held her first in-person exhibition in collaboration with HP Nederland at the Muntgebouw Utrecht in January 2017.[6][7]

In 2018, Brouwers published her debut book Expedition Sketchbook (Dutch: Expeditie schetsboek via Kosmos Uitgevers.[8] That same year, she appeared on a Disability Panel at Summer in the City.[9] Brouwers has collaborated with and provided artwork for the likes of YouTuber Phil Lester and singer-songwriter Leadley on merchandise and cover art respectively,[10] and worked with companies such as Mojang, Adobe, Discord, Wacom, and Lego.[11] Brouwers spoke at The Art Department 2022 in Eindhoven[12] and Berlin.[13]

In the fall of 2023 Cyarin mysteriously disappeared off of social media. As of February 2024, she has given no update or reason for her sudden absence.

Art style[edit]

Brouwers is best known for her character design and portraits,[14] be it of friends, public figures such as Safiya Nygaard, and fans who request it.[15] When promoting her Expedition Sketchbook, her style was described as a "mix of manga and pin-up with Disney influences". She is primarily a digital illustrator who takes inspiration and aesthetics from traditional media, such as ink and watercolours and transposes them digitally.[16] Her username is a portmanteau of cyan and aquamarine.[17]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Expedition Sketchbook: Inspiration and Skills for Your Artistic Journey (Dutch: Expeditie schetsboek. Inspiratie en oefeningen van tekenaar tot tekenaar) (2018)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Baars, Renske (17 April 2017). "Nederlandse kunstenares (21) wereldberoemd met comics". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Laura (21) uit Eindhoven: autistisch, kunstenares en wereldberoemd op Instagram". BN DeStem (in Dutch). 14 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ Brouwers, Laura [@Cyarine] (September 23, 2020). "Happy #BiVisibilityDay ✨💕 I'm.. a big bi" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 March 2024 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Schilder, Jasper (22 June 2018). "Laura uit Eindhoven tekende al 1,5 miljoen volger bij elkaar op Instagram". The Best Social Media (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ "The Adorable Digital Illustrations of Laura Brouwers (AKA Cyarin)". Paintable. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ Uitgelicht, Redactie (18 January 2017). "Social Media influencer en artiest Cyarin organiseert eerste expositie met HP Nederland". ICT Magazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Influencer bedankt 969k Insta-volgers middels expositie". Contentmarketing (in Dutch). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. ^ Jessica (2018). "Boekrecensie - Expeditie Schetsboek – Cyarin". Reviews & Roses (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ Ku, Christy (1 September 2018). "Disability Online Panel at Summer in the City 2018". TenEighty. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  10. ^ Fitzgerald, Clare (13 April 2020). "Leadley Releases New Single". TenEighty. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Cyarin will attend Heroes Dutch Comic Con as a Special Guest!". Dutch Comic Con. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  12. ^ Mehra, Renske (8 April 2022). "3x Reasons to visit The Art Department". This is Eindhoven. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Cyarin". Playgrounds. 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  14. ^ Mancuso, Vanessa (9 February 2023). "Artistic Influences: Laura Brouwers". Where Creativity Works. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  15. ^ Bautista Cristina. "Cyarin, la artista que resalta lo mágico y fantástico de la realidad". Mott (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  16. ^ Hidrėlėy (15 March 2019). "This Dutch Artist Turns Herself And Other People Into Adorable Cartoon Illustrations (30 Pics)". Bored Panda. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  17. ^ Mikles, Iva (18 September 2017). "Ep.10: There is room for everybody in the art industry with Cyarine". Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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