Ep 100 pt 1: Olivier Kugler, Reeperbahn to New York, the origins of a unique reportage artist

Olivier Kugler's much loved style of reportage illustration has taken him on an unbelievable ride. In part one of the 100th special two-part show, he guides us through his formative days of working out his place in the art world, studies in New York City and early people drawing in Hamburg's Reeperbahn.Olivier details his early work with The Guardian and the impact it had on his creative direction. It's a great tale of making sense of the world, mentorship, taking chances and early breaks as we discuss the importance of the role of those with more experience.In part 2, on January 2nd we'll hear some intense, heartwarming and scary stories from Olivier's adventures in Africa, the home of a Mafioso supergrass, Calais, Cos and Iraqi Kurdistan refugee camps ahead of the release of his stunning book, Escaping Wars and Waves.A HUGE thank you to every single person who has helped Arrest All Mimics reach this milestone episode!Feedback as ever to @arrestallmimics on Twitter and Instagramhttp://www.olivierkugler.com/http://www.olivierkugler.com/Dem_Krieg_entronnen/http://www.eyemagazine.com/feature/article/olivier-kugler-bearing-witnesshttp://www.klaus-kugler.de/