Alex Gamsu Jenkins

About

Illustrator, cartoonist, and animation director whose distinctive style has been described as both satirical and absurdly surreal. He has created illustrations for outlets including The New York Times, BBC Three, Netflix, Adult Swim, Vice, Hustler, and Stylist Magazine, among countless others.

Before Fame

He earned a degree in illustration from Camberwell College of Arts in the year 2015. While attending, he particularly studied the work of artists like Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel.

Trivia

He has been featured for interviews and profiles by Creative Boom, deMilked, Collateral, It's Nice That, Hi-Fructose Magazine, Pleated Jeans, and many more creative and artistic periodicals. He has also shared many of his illustrations on his alexgamsujenkins Instagram account, which has attracted at least 550,000 followers.

Family Life

Some of his earliest inspiration came from a book on illustration that he was given by his uncle.

Associated With

He has named artists like Terry Gilliam and Robert Crumb as some of his inspirations.