INTERVIEW | Andrio Abero

Interview Format: This section aims to bring you interviews from artists/designers/illustrators who have influenced and inspired me along the way, hopefully they will inspire you too, whilst getting an insight into what makes them tick and how they work and create.

From a list of questions the interviewee can choose to answer as little or as many as they like, as long or as short as they like or have time for, explained or unexplained – but they are asked to answer only one option of either OR within the question…

ANDRIO ABERO – 33rpm

A graduate from the Art Institute of Seattle, Andrio Abero established 33rpm, in 2000. Recognized as a leading designer from the North West, Andrio has proudly worked with Seattle’s vibrant music scene for almost 10 years. He now lives and works in the creative capitol of Brooklyn, NY.

Q1. Delete or Save?

A1. Save Save Save!

Q2. Where your from OR Where your at?

A2. Where I’m at keeps me moving foward.

Q3. Technology OR Tradition?

A3. Technology challenges conventional thinking.

Q4. Home OR Away?

A4. Home feels like home.

Q5. Its what you know OR Its who you know?

A5. What you know.

Q6. Wall OR Canvas?

A6. Canvas.

Q7. Keeping it real OR Selling out?

A7. Keep it real simple.

Q8. Underground OR Mainstream?

A8. Underground.

Q9. Personal OR Social?

A9. Social.

Q10. Sight OR Sound?

A10. Sight.

Q11. For the love of OR For the money?

A11. For the  love of it.

Andrio Abero: www.33rpmdesign.com

INTERVIEW | Skwak

Interview Format: This section aims to bring you interviews from artists/designers/illustrators who have influenced and inspired me along the way, hopefully they will inspire you too, whilst getting an insight into what makes them tick and how they work and create.

From a list of questions the interviewee can choose to answer as little or as many as they like, as long or as short as they like or have time for, explained or unexplained – but they are asked to answer only one option of either OR within the question…

 

SKWAK

“…SKWAK is a french illustrator from North of France, his unique graphic universe (Maniac World) is soaked, choking. His works revisite the childrens fairy tales and the universal myths. The adventures his characters (the Maniacs) are living are inspired from our daily life (love stories, treason, manipulation…) but are exaggerated to absurd: they express the idea of “too much”, the idea of escalation, through power, wealth, plastic surgery, celebrity..”

Q1. Delete or Save?

A1. Save!!!!!!!!

Q2. Where your from OR Where your at?

A2. Where I’m at.

Q3. Technology OR Tradition?

A3. Tradition of the technology.

Q4. Home OR Away?

A4. Home…sweet home.

Q5. Its what you know OR Its who you know?

A5. I don’t know ; )

Q6. Wall OR Canvas?

A6. Both.

Q7. Keeping it real OR Selling out?

A7. Keep it real.

Q8. Underground OR Mainstream?

A8. It’s the same.

Q9. Personal OR Social?

A9. Perso….

Q10. Sight OR Sound?

A10. SIGHT.

Q11. For the love of OR For the money?

A11. Ahahah…for my love for the money for my love.

Skwak: www.skwak.com

INTERVIEW | Andy Martin

Interview Format: This section aims to bring you interviews from artists/designers/illustrators who have influenced and inspired me along the way, hopefully they will inspire you too, whilst getting an insight into what makes them tick and how they work and create.

From a list of questions the interviewee can choose to answer as little or as many as they like, as long or as short as they like or have time for, explained or unexplained – but they are asked to answer only one option of either OR within the question…

 

ANDY MARTIN

Image-maker Andy Martin has kept abreast of shifting trends whilst holding onto a very distinctive style, most often identified by a nimble and cheeky wit.

An early adopter of the Apple Macintosh, (his illustrated cover graced issue number 2 of MacUser in the UK) he has constantly evolved and refined his approach to image making. His visual lexicon incorporates typography, abstraction, photography, info-graphics and more recently, moving images.

The cross -fertilization of ideas between his film work, the world of art and design and his love of music has created a bold portfolio of work, an ocean of notions. His constant quest for abstraction underpinned with a rigorous narrative ensures his work stays in demand. His range of clients who include; Nike, Ford Motors, British Telecom, Channel 4, Citibank, Disney, Condé Nast, New York Times and film work for Adobe Systems, The Rolling Stones, and Oasis are a testament to his flexible approach to problem solving, be it in the advertising, design, editorial or publishing arena.

With an agility for interpretation, having Andy on board can often turn a routine brief into a triumph of lateral ideas.

Q1. Delete or Save?

A1. Save! NEVER pass on the opportunity for a resale.

Q2. Where your from OR Where your at?

A2. Were you or Where you? There’s a difference.

Q3. Technology OR Tradition?

A3. Both…Technology can easily lead to conventional thinking ; )

Q4. Home OR Away?

A4. Both…Travel is great, your own bed the best.

Q5. Its what you know OR Its who you know?

A5. You know, ?no man is an island.

Q6. Wall OR Canvas?

A6. Digital media. Everytime.

Q7. Keeping it real OR Selling out?

A7. Now that just sounds like Ali G – next…

Q8. Underground OR Mainstream?

A8. Mainstream with a lingering whiff of underground.

Q9. Personal OR Social?

A9. Personal.

Q10. Sight OR Sound?

A10. Both. Like the great man said “All Transmitters to full, All receivers to boost”. (Joe Strummer – The Clash)

Q11. For the love of OR For the money?

A11. You can do both. I do.

Andy Martin: www.andy-martin.com

INSPIRATION | Travel

Inspiration – is what drives an artist or designer to create, stimulating the mind into action, through teaching, learning and looking at – great art, design, images, objects, life and the world, we discover our own tastes. By looking at artists work you can see how they have used influences to inspire, a mixture of the conscious and subconscious.

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INSPIRATION | Music

Inspiration – is what drives an artist or designer to create, stimulating the mind into action, through teaching, learning and looking at – great art, design, images, objects, life and the world, we discover our own tastes. By looking at artists work you can see how they have used influences to inspire, a mixture of the conscious and subconscious.

 

MUSIC

Music possibly has as much influence on my work as art, I have had a passion for music since an early age, fromrecording radio on cassette tape to collecting vinyl which has been a lifelong interest. I remember watching The Beatles -Yellow Submarine animated film on television as a child and it leaving a lasting impression on me, family parties would always be Soul & Motown, whilst my parents listened to Country music (which I have only learned to appreciate of late). But it was the mix tape’s that I would compile from the radio and from my Brother & Sister’s collection that got me interested in Acid House & Indie music, with my first 12″ being LFO – LFO (Warp Records), then on hearing the Stone Roses for the first time I remember feeling that I was hearing my generation’s Beatles. This lead to a lifelong interest in music, album artwork and music culture that comes with new and exciting forms of music. Recently music has moved more toward MP3, which after some cautiousness has opened up a world of music that I would never have listened to in the past, I feel to have this amount of music and technology at our finger tips will create some amazing new artists and music genres. Although my performing days with the band The Northway are behind me, I still occasionally DJ withCMYK, I aim to use my love of music within my work on future projects, whether it is music production for online films or a soundtrack to accompaniment exhibitions.

Free MP3 Download: The Northway – Starin At The Sun (Edit)