15th August 2023 - 15th September 2023
“Visual Riddle: Stano’s Illustration Art” is now on exhibition at Yan Books bookstore from August 15th to September 15th, 2023.
This exhibition showcases over 70 illustrations created by the illustrator Stano for the Chinese edition of the Harvard Business Review over the past five years. These illustrations, whether naive or delicate, depict business world through a humorous and witty filter.
Stano coined the term “画谜” (huà mí), inspired by Chinese character riddles, a traditional game in China for thousands of years, where people gather during the Lantern Festival to guess riddles. “画谜” follows a similar concept, but using illustrations instead of written characters as the puzzle. This is what the editorial illustrations exactly do.
Stano (Xie Zhaowen), a graduate in Slovak and International Politics, transitioned from a ten-year career as a book editor to become a freelance illustrator, designer, and translator. He has contributed to magazines such as Harvard Business Review China and Sanlian Life Week. Stano has received multiple international illustration awards, including CA, 3X3, and iJungle.
See more of Stano’s works on their Instagram.
