I always want to describe work as "trashy," but I mean it in the best (if possible) way! Exo says he finds his collages (that are mostly made out of found papers) boring sometimes, but I think his work really brings some excitement to the materials he uses. Trash is pretty boring on its own...
Name (Real or Screename): EXO
URL (Blog, Website): www.flickr.com/photos/alejoalejo
Location (Where are you from?): Buenos Aires, Argentina
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: Sometimes it's interesting but most of the time I find it boring, hahahaha.
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: I like to work only with old vintage magazines and trash paper.
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I started five years ago. One day when I was bored in my home alone looking through some old magazines, I started cutting them up and creating something strange. I remember that I liked it a lot and started to look up (on the internet and in books) for material about collage... So here I am "collaging," and I ask myself if this will have an end.
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: Oh yeah, I'm a web designer and I work sometimes doing that. But I spend my time creating art and studying.
A: No, I'm graphic design student, but always I read books and look out for material related to the design and art.
Q: Explain your favourite techniques.
A: My favourite techniques are collage (obviously) and vector graphics.
Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: I think that my favourite is this one. It has no name, but is represents so much of my personality. Especially the man standing there looking for something on the floor.
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Tatlin, Kandinsky, Recife, Mondrian... Well I like too many artists but these are some of my favourites.
Thanks Exo!
Comments (1)
A super talent and a really nice guy!
Posted by Raoul Weiller | August 15, 2008 7:09 AM
Posted on August 15, 2008 07:09