About the Artwork
From the artist:
Life & Living is an exercise on graphic design, intuition, feeling and spontaneity. For the 4 new works, I had no specific brief and strict guidelines to follow (no text/copy provided, no required photos to use, no color scheme required, no specific style/aesthetic or peg to follow). So I wanted to be free in my process. I took the opportunity to experiment and explore. More intuitive, less analytical. No overthinking. Spontaneous and momentum-driven. I took inspiration in whatever I felt during the process. Music I was listening too, random thoughts in my head, my current mood for the day. The only restriction I imposed on myself was to only use photos I personally took. No downloaded photos or photos taken by other people.
About the Artist
I’ve been doing graphic design as a profession for 13 years now. As a graphic designer, I’m used to being given a specific brief and set of guidelines. Visual assets and materials already provided by the client. I just gotta figure shit out how to put em together and compose em. I enjoy both working solo and with a collaborator or a team. Most of the time I spend more time studying, doing research and background, planning my execution about a project than the actual time spent in front of the computer designing. I like disruption and imperfection on layouts. Every time I’m given total creative freedom to design, sometimes I would intentionally misalign a text or a photo, make it off-grid. Or use a typeface that’s so crass to create disruption and imperfection. Sticking to design rules and fundamentals tend to be monotonous, repetitive and boring to me. I value the process a lot. I try to enjoy the process as much as possible aside from the fulfilment I get from the output or finished product.
About his art background:
first fcuked with digital art when I was in 5th grade, ms paint. Took up digital art as my elective back in HS. Photoshop 5.0. Used to enjoy drawing a lot when I was a kid but got more interested in layouts and design as I got older. Dabbled in street art and graffiti too during my youth. I enjoy taking photos and filming stuff too, it’s my creative refresher and sort of therapy every time I feel burnout from doing graphic design work.
About the Collection
The artwork is part of SALOOB(I/A)N, an art collection in collaboration with i&i Mag.
i&i is a platform that aims to create a shared space for dialogue and collaboration between the local scientific and artistic communities, stemming from its founders’ desire to support and promote the advancement of STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, Math) education in the Philippines. Visit the website www.industry&individual.mag for more information.
