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Emiliano Aranguren (Arg)

Emiliano Aranguren (Arg)

Lucky you ! This time I will not at all speak about my argentinian souvenirs, enough has been told on that, so let's (once again) focus on the brilliant argentinian poster scene and Emiliano is the best proof that it is not only spotted on Buenos Aires but spreads all over the country and even in the pampa ! If you are not familiar with this part of the world, just check Google Map and you will understand what I mean ! Bienvenido Che !

what are we listening to when we come to visit you?

Lee Scratch Perry - Panic in Babylon !

Can you tell us more about yourself, who are you, where are you from, what do you do?

I was born in the south of Argentina (Patagonia), in a small town (3000 inhabitants) called Puerto Santa Cruz. Since I was a kid, my father shared his music with me.

He is a dentist but for some time he worked for the local radio (the only one at the time). He had a great collection of vinyl records and cassettes. I think that my love for music started there.

When did you start drawing?

I always say that as I like music so much but I never learnt to play an instrument I needed to do something to be there, closet o it, be a part of it.

So I decided to become useful by designing flyers, posters and records for underground bands.

Did you follow any course or did you improve by drawing in the margins of your schoolbooks? Today are you living from your art, or do you do something else for a living?

I have always needed to express myself through images. I learnt from different techniques because I like being open.

I consider myself a self-taught because I never studied any arts or type of design. My formal studies at university were devoted to Sociology because I’m interested in everything that has to do with humanity throughout history.

While I was studying, I was able to use design software which allowed me to share many things, so I started doing favors to underground bands that I liked. I did it for free, just for the pleasure of it. This practice became a regular habit until one day I was asked to show my stuff. Then I was asked to design a poster for a concert, or be part of a collaboration, etc. because they liked what I was doing.

When I realized that I could have a job in this area I decided to follow that path and do it full time. I now work in a Graphic Design Studio and when I get home I continue with my personal projects. I also have a brand of t-shirts in which other artists collaborate: Burkina Estudio / www.burkinaestudio.com.ar/

Where does your influence come from? Is there any artists/graphists you particularly like, what are your influences?

I really like Jean Giraud (Moebius) and Alex Grey, among others. Truth is that I don’t have clear influences form others designers and ilustrators. I think that different things have influenced me and they have made me see the world from different angles. That’s why I’m so eclectic. I don’t know if I have a characteristic style and that happens because I absorb different types of information. I particularly like the cultural break that the sixties and seventies represented: the music, the literature, and the possibility of dreaming with other consciousness spheres, with other worlds. That really attracts me.

What are the principal steps in your work? Do you do everything by hand or on computer?

Both: as I learnt all the techniques that I use by experimenting I don’t have a fixed order.

I think that it depends on the type of work: sometimes I draw and then I go on to the computer. Others, I just draw or I just use the PC. I like variety.

How long does it take you to do a poster?

No idea! Sometime three hours and others two weeks!

I don’t think I have a strict distinctive style. I think that I learn slowly from myself, I discover things and I try to polish what I know how to do. If somebody asked me to paint classically with oil painting I would do it in my own way! I don’t think the client would be very satisfied with the result!

For which band have you already worked for?

Local bands such as Poseidotica, Los Kahunas, EL Festival de Los Viajes, Futbol and Tantra, among others.

Indie lables such as Sadness Discos and Big Making Records. I recently did something for a German band called Judas and the Winehearts.

For which band would you love to work?

Now, any band that wants to work with me, that has good vibes! I would have loved to work with Black Sabbath, Kyuss and Pantera! jaja

What is the most difficult part in designing a poster?

The idea and the concept. The rest works itself out.

Do you think you are part of a "Graphic Scene", if so who else?

I think that in Argentina musicians have always used graphic pieces to promote their music, whether it is fanzines, flyers, posters or stickers.

But I think that now we are have taken it seriously to make posters tangible by printing them. It’s leads of work, we spend money, and we put a lot of love

with some other colleagues here, such as Santi Pozzi. I hope that this trend gets contagious.

A bit of self-promotion, take advantage of it, it's free, where can we see your work , on the web or in real life?

You can see my work here: www.flickr.com/emifreakout

The best praise you received lately?

Usually, people say “that’s crazyyyy dude!” (or in argentinian spanish; “que flashero loco!”)

What can we wish you for the future?

To make a living from what I love doing, to travel, and to be happy.

Saludos! and thanks for the interview!

Santiago Pozzi (Argentina)

Santiago Pozzi (Argentina)

If you are familiar with the blog, you know already my taste for Quilmes and empanadas de jamon y queso, as I already explained you all of that when I received Csr Jara on the blog. Is this important to know that ? Well, maybe not that much, but it can definitly hemps you understanding why, everytime I discover an artist from Argentina, I feel so happy to welcome him on the blog. Especially when the guy produce things like the Alamos poster you will see hereunder and many other stuffs I really like ! Bienvenido a bordo Santiago !!

Hello, of course as every Crewk interview, first question:

what are we listening to when we come to visit you

Right now I was just listening to Los Pels’ new EP: http://pels.bandcamp.com/album/nancy-y-julio

Can you tell us more about yourself, who are you, where are you from, what do you do?

Friends call me Santi. I’m a freelance designer/illustrator. Still attending college at Universidad de Buenos Aires. I built my screenprinting workshop Imprenta Chimango, when returning to Buenos Aires right after having spent 3 months working along Ron Donovan, Dave Hunter and ChuckSperry at The Firehouse Kustom Rockart Co.

When did you start drawing?

Did you follow any course or did you improve by drawing in the margins of your schoolbooks?

I’ve been drawing all my life. Just for fun or as a refuge maybe. Never took any courses. I still keep many of my carefully cut schoolbook margins filled with my early drawings.

Today are you living from your art, or do you do something else for a living ?

I can’t say that I live from my art. Making posters is not a very rewarding job, economically speaking, here in Argentina. Here there’s not such a big poster culture as you might find in the States. But people are starting to appreciate it as an art, and becoming interested in the whole screenprinting process.

Are you collaborating with magazines/fanzines, regularly?

I used to make a small comics fanzine with some friends, it was called Milime, but I don’t anymore.

Where does your influence come from? Is there any artists/graphists you particularly like, what are your influences?

Having worked directly with guys like Ron, Dave or Chuck, was a big influence on my art. They taught me a lot about the technique, Dave made me very conscious about the final quality of the prints, keeping a tight register and stuff. Ron taught me a lot about colour theory, and he always kept pushing me to make bolder and more expressive designs. Chuck showed me his whole design process from original drawing to final print.

Other artists I admire are Muñoz Bachs, Rostgaard, Reboiro, Ñiko and the rest of the 60’s Cuban poster artists, or the Chilean brothers Vicho and Toño Muñoz; Jan Lenica, Peter Strausfeld, Wiktor Gorka, etc.

I also enjoy very much Joanna Wecht and Zach Hobbs’ work.

What are the principal steps in your work ?

Do you do everything by hand or on computer?

How long does it take you to do a poster?

I always start sketching with pencil on paper. From there I choose the technique according to the idea, sometimes it’s a collage, sometimes I’ll paint with a brush, or draw with pencil. Then I scan all of it and use to computer to make the final layout and colour separations.

The whole process can take between a single day or a whole week, depending on the project.

I don’t think I have a distinctive style, I’d like to, but I always keep trying different styles according to what I want the poster to look like.

But I wouldn’t take any job where they wouldn’t let me do my own thing.

For which band have you already worked for?

The only international band I’ve officially made a poster for has been Tame Impala, one of my favourite bands nowadays. I’ve also worked with many local bands from the underground scene like Tulus, Dani Umpi, Doris, Los Alamos, Julian and Suena Olivia.

For which band would you love to work?

I’d love to work for The Soledad Brothers, Radio Moscow, The Black Diamond Heavies, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, and specially for Dan Deacon, he’s awesome.

Local bands would include Los Colmillos, Morbo y Mambo, Prietto viaja al cosmos con Mariano, Banda de Turistas, Mompox, and Violeta Castillo.

Do you choose the artists yourself?

Sometimes I try to convince the artists in letting me do a poster for them, they often agree.

What is the most difficult part in designing a poster ?

I’d say that the most difficult part is finding the idea or concept to illustrate, that will guide the whole design process. Sometimes it just comes to your mind instantly, sometimes you have to sketch or start working without even knowing where you are heading, it can be nerve-wreckring, not being sure whether it’ll come to you or you’ll just end up doing something you won’t really enjoy.

Do you think you are part of a "Graphic Scene", if so who else ?

I’d say that I consider myself as part of the whole global gigposter scene. Locally there are a couple of very talented guys I know that are doing something similar, like El Feder, or Emi Freakout.

A bit of self-promotion, take advantage of it, it's free, where can we see your work , on the web or in real life?

You can finde and follow my work through here: http://www.facebook.com/imprentachimango

The best praise you received lately?

My girl always tells me I’m a “capo”, she’s sweet.

What can we wish you for the future?

That I’ll be able to finish college, that’s my biggest karma right now

Csr Jara (Argentina)

Csr Jara (Argentina)

I know this blog ios not the right place to speak about my life, but where else can I do that ? Especially when it is more or less related to the lmain topic of the blog ? So, a long time ago I spent so time working in Argentina and trust me, since then I have always thought that if one day I had to escape France I would directly go to Buenos Aires. Why ? Because life is there, full of music, culture, beautiful women and so and so… It took me time to spot out one argentinian poster artist but I was sure such a guy was existing and here we are today... bienvenido a Csr Jara, it's time for Quilmes and empanadas de jamon y queso !

Hello, of course as every Crewk interview, first question: what are we listening to when we come to visit you?

Hi! when I work I listen a lot Ska, Punk and Rock in general. Lately I'm listening to Turbonegro The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and cds from the early years of argentinian band Massacre.

Can you tell us more about yourself, who are you, where are you from, what do you do?

I'm César Jara aka CSR from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I'm an illustrator and animator, and i make art for local rock bands, gig posters cd art and design, flyers etc.

When did you start drawing?

Since I have memory took a paper and draw with pencils, pens, whatever.

Did you follow any course or did you improve by drawing in the margins of your schoolbooks?

Both, studied Fine Arts and Animation and at home inspired me cartoons and comics.

Today are you living from your art, or do you do something else for a living ?

Currently working in a company that makes video games for social networks, as an animator and illustrator. I also work freelance for some rock bands.

Are you collaborating with magazines/fanzines, regularly?

Not at this time, but some years ago made my own comic book called "Nariz de Payaso" (Clown Nose) that showed the battle between gangs of mimes and clowns.

Where does your influence come from? Is there any artists/graphists you particularly like, what are your influences?

My biggest influence comes from cartoons: Ren and Stimpy, Looney Tunes, Tex Avery. Artists could list many here are some with no particular order: Coop, Jim Phillips, John Kricfalusi,

Bruce Timm, Dürer, Toulouse Lautrec, Alphonse Mucha, studies of faces of Da Vinci and a long etcetera

What are the principal steps in your work ?

Sketch with pencil, clean up, ink, digital color with wacom tablet.

Do you do everything by hand or on computer?

Mostly drawings and sketches by hand and colored in computer

How long does it take you to do a poster?

Two or three days ... it depends on the complexity of the design

You have a very distinctive style, are you doing only what you feel like or if tomorrow somebody asks you an oil painting with horses running out of water with a sunset backdrop, is it a problem or are you up for it ?

As I say before, i had a classical academic training and woul not be a problem placing an order like that, but I always try to advise the client to perform work within my style.

For which band have you already worked for?

Mostly for underground bands from Argentina (Las Plantas No Pecan, Piquete de Ojos, Running Potatoes, Stax, Lo Mas Horrible del Mundo, Hoy Dormis Afuera, Rolo y los Fucking Adictos) and I was lucky to make posters for mainstream argentinian bands such as: El Otro Yo, Todos tus Muertos, Karamelo Santo, Kumbia Queers, WDK.

For which band would you love to work?

Uff! so many ... I think it would fit perfectly with Aquabats, Reel Big Fish, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Turbonegro, Gogol Bordello, any Punk or Ska band would be an honor for me.

Do you choose the artists yourself?

I feel that I am just starting in this career and any artist interested in my art is welcome

What is the most difficult part in designing a poster ?

The very first idea, from there onwards it's best to let flow.

Do you think you are part of a "Graphic Scene", if so who else ?

I'm somewhat known in the field of ska-punk underground of Buenos Aires.

But there are several artists that I admire in my hometown, mostly from the comic scene here are some names that I recommend googling: Franco Pellicciaro, Pulpo Corporate, Polaco Scalerandi, Dibujandohuesos Gonzalo Duarte, El Bruno, Lucas Varela and Gustavo Sala.

A bit of self-promotion, take advantage of it, it's free, where can we see your work , on the web or in real life?

You can see my work at my Facebook fanpage: facebook.com/CSRJARA.ROCKDSG, at my blog: csrjara.blogspot.com , and flickr: flickr.com/csrjara, also if you are in Buenos Aires stay tuned because I usually draw at parties where rock gigs are the main atraction.

The best praise you received lately?

A letter of recommendation from Marcelo Pont, Art Director of "El secreto de sus ojos" Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film.

What can we wish you for the future?

I would love to work with the bands mentioned above, would be a dream come true. I also like to have a private label shirts collection and why not an action figure or vinyl toy of any of my designs!