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Illustrator Virginie Morgand dives deep into her love of pools with La Piscine series

French illustrator Virginie Morgand is apparently drawn to pools as a theme for this series of artworks because of their "iconic visual strangeness". Entitled La Piscine, the collection makes a splash with printed bright blues and a dash of magenta, which are "layered on top of dark green to depict bodies submerged underwater".

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Three stylised swimmers in vintage swimming costumes and caps against a bright blue background with white geometric shapes, from Virginie Morgand's La Piscine series

Virginie explains: "I like to capture bodies floating in blue as well as old-fashioned suits and vintage caps. I like the primary colours in Olympic pools and, because of the transparency of the water, I enjoy layering tones in the screen-printing process."

Based in Paris, Virginie's background lies in animation, and she learnt how to screen-print at L'atelier Dupont. Known for her unique style as an illustrator, recent clients include L'Occitane, London Transport Museum, New York Times and The Sunday Times. She adds: "I purposefully work within a limited colour palette and concentrate on evoking different characters through varying costumes, postures, and styles."

This series, La Piscine, was created for a solo exhibition at O! Galeria in Portugal, then at Slow Gallery in Paris. You can discover more of Virginie's work at virginie-morgand.com or follow her on Behance.

Via Creative Boom submission | All images courtesy of Virginie Morgand

Vintage-style swimmers and divers in red and yellow costumes around a white diving platform against a bright blue background, from Virginie Morgand's La Piscine series
Group of women in vintage swimming costumes with red, white and green swimwear lined up against a bright blue background in Virginie Morgand's La Piscine series
Multiple swimmers in retro swimwear dive and float underwater amongst green seaweed against a bright blue background with white bubbles in Virginie Morgand's La Piscine series
Three swimmers diving underwater against a bright blue background with a boat's hull in the corner, from Virginie Morgand's La Piscine series
Overhead view of multiple swimmers in red and yellow costumes arranged in a circle against a bright blue pool background, from Virginie Morgand's La Piscine series
Multiple swimmers in vintage costumes diving and floating underwater against a bright blue background with white bubbles and a Union Jack flag design on the right edge, from Virginie Morgand's La Piscine series
Overhead view of swimmers in red and yellow costumes arranged in a circle against a bright blue background, from Virginie Morgand's La Piscine series
Figure in red and yellow swimsuit floating on white lounger against bright blue water with dark layered strokes suggesting submerged forms from Virginie Morgand's La Piscine series
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