Akiko Stehrenberger
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Akiko Stehrenberger (born 1978) is an American designer who specializes in movie posters, working in a mix of digital and traditional paint. Dubbed the "Poster Girl", she has received 34[not verified in body] Clio Awards for her work.
Akiko Stehrenberger was born in South Lake Tahoe, California, in 1978 to a Swiss German father and a Taiwanese mother.[2] She attended the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree of Fine Art.[3] Stehrenberger began her career creating editorial illustrations for entertainment magazines in New York City,[4][5] such as Spin and the New York Press.[3] Moving back to California, Stehrenberger began working as a junior designer at an ad agency in Los Angeles, saying that she "sort of fell into" the movie poster business.[5] As a designer, she created the poster of Funny Games (2007), which was named the best film poster of the decade by Mubi.[6] Her 2020 book, Akikomatic: The Work of Akiko Stehrenberger, presents several of her posters throughout her career of more than 15 years.[6]
Style
Stehrenberger listed the following artists as her influences in 2006: Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Amedeo Modigliani, Anita Kunz, Mark Ryden, Philip Burke, Sebastian Krüger.[7] Her painting materials of choice were initially described as ballpoint pens, Gesso, and Liquitex acrylics,[8] but she later moved on to use a mix of traditional and digital paint in her art.[6] Stehrenberger said she used to consider herself "anti-digital", but turned around to the format to meet work deadlines.[9]