stephan louwes tarzan

about the artist;
early life and career
stephan louwes was born in 1993 in leuven, flemish brabant, as the son of a dutch father and surinamese mother. growing up in this belgian city, he became an avid comic reader, with grzegorz rosinski, régis loisel, moebius and frank frazetta among his favorite creators. fully focusing on drawing since age sixteen, he also takes inspiration from films, series, everyday life, absurdism and random items. after a first applied arts education at the local de wijnpers school, louwes studied comics