domenica 21 marzo 2010

Interview with Julio Falagán





q) Well, first of all please tell us a little about yourself.


a)Hola, me llamo Julio Falagán, soy un terrícola.


q) Had you always planned on being an artist [or had you other hopes]?


a)Siempre me gustó el arte y la creatividad, pero nunca planee ser artista. La verdad es que aún sigo pensando qué es lo que quiero ser de mayor.


q) Do you have a preferred medium to work on? Why?


a)El mejor medio para expresarme es el lenguaje, como todo ser humano. A veces utilizo el lenguaje oral, otras el escrito, otras el audiovisual, otras el asociacionista del collage, etc. Depende lo que quiera comunicar. Hay tantas formas diferentes de expresión y cada una enfatiza cosas tan diferentes, que no me caso con ninguna.


q) How would you describe your style?


a)Libre, personal y optimista.


q) Do you go through any certain processes while trying to produce your work?


a)Cada trabajo requiere un método de creación diferente. Depende de lo que quiera comunicar.


q) What are you working on at present?


a)Estoy trabajando en varios proyectos a la vez, y de formatos muy variados:

Uno es G.E.F. (Grupo Empresa Falagán) Que se puede ver en www.grupoempresafalagan.com que trata sobre la precariedad del status social del artista en la sociedad actual, y sobre el Graffiti y la publicidad relacionada con el arte.

Un proyecto pictórico con interacción del espectador, titulado “Proyecto de los cuadros populares” (se puede ver en www.juliofalagan.com), En el que el espectador aconseja al artista la evolución que debería seguir la pieza.

Y ahora estoy comenzando con “The history of Iron Decision Machine”, un proyecto documental de video instalación sobre conspiración; y “María y José” un proyecto expositivo en torno a la fotografía, la verdad y la manipulación de la historia y el recuerdo.


q) What about recent sources of inspirations?


a)Para mí todo lo que me rodea es una fuente de inspiración, solo puedo reflexionar sobre las cosas que he vivido. Pero últimamente me está llamando mucho la atención el tema de la manipulación de masas a través de medios masivos y el nuevo orden mundial. Cosas más globales o universales.


q) What are some of your obsessions?


a)Me da vergüenza decirlo.


q) Which galleries have you shown at and which galleries would you like to show at?


a)He expuesto en varias galerías de forma individual, en Raya Punto de Salamanca, Galería Artificial y Carmen de la Guerra en Madrid, y Galería Caracol en Valladolid. También he estado en diferentes espacios en exposiciones colectivas, como en Madi s Mad, Estudio Banana, Rampa, Subaquática, Fast & Cool, etc. Y alguna feria como ARCO Madrid, Estampa Madrid, o Artissima Torino.

Y ¿Dónde me gustaría exponer? Pues sinceramente, después de los palos que me he llevado, solo pido exponer en una galería que te respete como artista y como persona, que valore realmente tu trabajo y tu amistad. Me es indiferente si es potente o pequeña, mientras haga su parte de trabajo.


q) If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?


a)Cualquier forma de comunicación es buena. Normalmente el mail es la más utilizada, pero el teléfono implica más interés.


q) Do you have any suggestions or advice for artists that are just starting out?


a)Cuidado con el perro.


q) Who are your favorite artists?


a)Chiquito de la Calzada. Un humorista español castizo.


q) What books are on your nightstand?


a)Tengo dos, “La última lección” de Randy Pausch, que hubiera preferido no tener que hacerlo, y me acabo de releer “David Boring” de Daniel Clowes.


q) To what weaknesses are you most indulgent?


a)No entiendo la pregunta


q)….your contacts…


a)www.juliofalagan.com

www.juliofalagan.blogspot.com

www.grupoempresafalagan.com

info@juliofalagan.com

giovedì 18 marzo 2010

Interview with Jorge Chamorro





q) Well, first of all please tell us a little about yourself.


a)Just another one trying to survive working on his own, trying to be as closer as possible to graphic design, art, writing, expression, creativity… which it’s not easy but fucking exciting.


q) Had you always planned on being an artist [or had you other hopes]?


a)Never. I do graphic design and handmade collages, but not trying to be anything, just trying to do it. My hope is to try to make ends meet doing what I do.


q) Do you have a preferred medium to work on? Why?


a)I like handmade collage. Not computer, beautiful papers, the smell of the glue, the beauty of the cut. But I spend much more time in front of my computer than with the scissors. The handmade collages don’t bring too much food to the refrigerator.


q) How would you describe your style?


a)Simple.


q) Do you go through any certain processes while trying to produce your work?


a)With graphic design work, just trying to find calm that makes able to penetrate in the communication problem. If I connect with the essence the rest comes alone (well, with a lot of work, but it comes). If I don’t connect, things that come are just correct, but not good. Not really any method with handmade collage. Just trying to tell something. If I don’t have anything to say I even don’t try. There are already too many empty things to make more.


q) What are you working on at present?


a)Couple of nice corporative identities. I love this kind of work.


q) What about recent sources of inspirations?


a)Nothing in particular. The good stuff, wherever it comes from. It can be the baroque painters or the last conversation with my friends. It can be a museum or it can be the bar.


q) What are some of your obsessions?


a)To make things with sense.


q) Which galleries have you shown at and which galleries would you like to show at?


a)Not many, just two or three. Maybe the one it sounds better it’s the last one, Cinders Gallery in New York in a collective collage show, but it sounds better because the name of the city, I imagine.


q) If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?


a)I don’t care about it, if they contact me to give me work or to offer me a place to make an exhibition, I don’t care about the method.


q) Do you have any suggestions or advice for artists that are just starting out?


a)Something I read just some weeks ago: “the success is just to wake up everymorning and start to paint”.


q) Who are your favorite artists?


a)In collage, I like very much Hanna Höch, Eva Sil Han and James Gallagher, for example.


q) What books are on your nightstand?


a)My last bible is “Society of spectacle”, from GuyDebord. “Escritos”, from Eduardo Chillida has been another important book.


q) To what weaknesses are you most indulgent?


a)Those without bad intentions, I suppose.


q)….your contacts…


a)www.lacascaraamarga.com

jorge@lacascaraamarga.com

venerdì 12 marzo 2010

Interview with David R. Choquette







q)
What is your name?

a)David R. Choquette

q) Where do you live and work?

a)Montreal city, Quebec, Canada

q)What is your creative process like?

a)Sometimes i start with a photo session, make a drawing and than paint. I also do simply a rough sketch and than improvise without knowing where it's going.

q)What is your favorite medium?

a)Oil painting

q)What is your current favorite subject?

a)Human figure and monsters

q)How long does it take for you to finish a piece?

a)It's never under 30 hours. I don't really know, i work on several paintings at the same time.

q)What has been your biggest accomplishment so far?

a)I had the chance to show my painting in France and in the USA. I had my first solo exhibition in NYC.

q)Are there any contemporary artists that you love?

a)Jenny Saville, H.R.Giger, Gottfried Helnwein, Michael Hussar, Hans Bellmer, Kent Williams, Brom...

q)Can we buy your art anywhere?

a)No, for my last show you deal with the Last Rites Gallery, otherwise you deal with me.

q)Anything that people should know about that we don’t??

a)It's harder than the hardest way you could imagine.

q)What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry?

a)You are the only one responsible of your improvement. The more time you put into it, the more you gonna learn. Learn from watching other artist work.

q)What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough?

a)Going to the museum and art show.

q)How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?

a)I paint the unloved.

q)What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?

a)I'm a self-taugh painter. I learn from trial an error.

q)Is there a tool or material that you can’t imagine living without?

a)My ipod

q)Who are your influences?

a)People able to follow their inner voice

q)What inspires you to create?

a)Absurdity of life

q)…your contacts…

a)david_choquette@hotmail.com

My website is under-construction and it's going to be online in april 2010.