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Elise Blakely
Illustration BA Hons

Camberwell College of Arts UAL

Graduates: 2025

Specialisms: Illustration / Animation / Cartoon & Comic Art

My location: London, United Kingdom

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Camberwell College of Arts UAL

Elise Blakely

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First Name: Elise

Last Name: Blakely

University / College: Camberwell College of Arts UAL

Course / Program: Illustration BA Hons

Graduates: 2025

Specialisms: Illustration / Animation / Cartoon & Comic Art

My Location: London, United Kingdom

Website: Click To See Website

About

While I have an extensive background in illustration, I have since moved onto exploring moving image primarily through animation. My inspiration is rooted in intersectionality, exploring identity and place through narratives that intend to highlight forgotten areas of the past, and close future. As I have grown as an animator I’ve tackled subjects like nuclear radiation, natural disasters, social justice and the housing crisis- to name a few- through both literal portrayal and more metaphorical means. Visually, my artistry stems from a lot of media I consumed in my formative years- innovative games like SSX Tricky, UPA style cartoons, and practitioners and teams such as Katsuhiro Otomo, Peter Chung, PlayDead and Media Molecule. I've taken little chunks of every piece of media that resonates with me to mould a festering amalgamation that has fed my visual language.

Make a House a Home

An exploration of a hostile living environment, a response to a first-hand experience and brought into the fantastical, presented like a point and click flash game. All the imagery was captured in an old flat I was living in. Made utilising a mixed media approach of photography, stop-motion, 3D graphics and frame-by-frame animation. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkgbmGjukSw