Evan Lorenzen: The Mini Book of Major Events

Can the human experience be reduced to the size of your hand? Artist Evan Lorenzen would say no, it can be made even smaller. Believe it or not, Lorenzen’s The Mini Book of Major Events is so tiny that it could fit on the tip of your index finger. Illustrating the work of art by hand. Lorenzen covers major events that span from the moment life arose to species extinction. 

 Evan Lorenzen is an illustrator and animator that currently resides in Denver, Colorado. Focusing on the relationships among painting, animation, and technological advancements, he graduated in 2013 from Marlboro College with a Bachelor of the Arts. Evan works as a designer at a screen printing shop in Denver, Indyink, where he has been employed for the last eight years.

Recently, he started exploring the realm of micro handmade-books which are the main topic of his current body of work, none of which are larger than one inch tall with most about the size of a thumbnail. Primarily working in pen and ink as well as watercolour, Evan currently finds himself influenced by mythology and medieval woodblock prints.