Hello Everyone I Am Sarah!

Hello website patrons, potential employers & like-minded peers, my name is Sarah Berkman. I am a Persian Graphic Illustrator & Designer from Topanga California. My work is abstract and color-centric. I work with cartoonized, graphic, bold imagery with finer details that are thoughtful, deliberate and saturated in line work. I love exploring imaginary settings and how that can mirror real ideologies or the everyday, capitalizing on warped environments and a dynamic compositional landscape that versifies two-dimensional space and the idea of the internal self. My process is in a constant dichotomy between simplicity and complexity, working with compositions that have different levels of density while keeping in mind refinement and balance. Using the opposing forces of symmetry and randomness, grid style layouts and proportions inform my work, allowing for image-making that feels curated and consistent, packed with both abstracted and representational details. The result is modern design from a contemporary lense, focusing on inviting, eye-popping imagery and visual solutions with subtle undertones that allude to my interests, experiences and perspective amidst an urban, digital era. I also have an affinity for creative writing and formal art analysis, being able to articulate my thought process just as easily as I can draw it. Infiltrating several areas of the art world, my artwork is curated towards an applied and studio space. Cover Art, Poster Design, Branding, Logo Design, Packaging, Surface Design, 2D Animation and Color Theory are my areas of professional focus with an aspiration to become a full-time Freelance Illustrator and Exhibition Artist.