An artist, illustrator and visual storyteller, Stephen Bliss has worked across a range of fields: illustration, comics, fashion, music, publishing, advertising, video games and urban culture. In this conversation with Fabio Viola, Bliss looks back over his professional career, from his early international days to his years as a Senior Artist at Rockstar Games, where his artistic style helped shape the visual identity of Grand Theft Auto and other titles of great cultural impact.
The talk explores how an image capable of becoming an icon is created: a character, a pose, a cover, a poster or a visual campaign that becomes etched into the collective imagination. Through his experiences, works and key milestones in his career, Bliss will guide the audience through the creative process that transforms illustration into language, memory and pop culture.
