Illustrating work
Illustrator and anthropologist Julien Posture discusses how human misunderstanding and machine learning devalue creative labour.
Julien Posture
Julien Posture
Julien Posture is an illustrator and researcher based in Montreal. He creates simple and thoughtful images with a queer sensibility for a wide array of clients, both local and international, from Revenu Québec to The New York Times. Trained in anthropology (M.Sc), he also writes and speak about visual culture and the creative industries, his most recent project deals with the history and sociology of the concept of “style”.
Work by Julien Posture
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