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pedro oliveira

What probably drew me to Pedro's collages is the hand-drawn type (which I am really into lately!), but what kept me is the randomness of images, placement, and statements (home is not where you live!). I guess that's what collage is all about though, isn't it?

Name (Real or Screename): Pedro Oliveira
URL (Blog, Website): www.partidoalto.net
Location (Where are you from?): Brasil

Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: My work is all about collage, music and typography. And music.

Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: Everything can be a good source of reference. I like to search for really old magazines, photographs, street posters, general street culture (like letterings, interventions, stencils etc) and vernacular typography.

Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I've been doing collages since 2005, I guess. I've always been a great fan of David Carson and his work with typography and untraditional layouts made me start doing handmade stuff, because since you do everything by hand, once you put it on the paper you can't go back, so it's a great visual exercise.

Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: I'm a graduated designer, so I work regularly with graphic and web design, often as a sound designer too (which is my real passion). Collages and letterings are my way to express myself.


Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: I attended a Graphic Design University, graduated in 2008.

Q: Explain your favourite techniques.
A: Cut and Paste, to draw letters with no sketches, to spend a lot of time searching for a good reference among lots of papers, photos and stuff. Letrasets. And always, always good music.

Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: My favourite piece I'm afraid I'll never be able to create. Sorry.

Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Eduardo Recife, David Carson, Stefan Sagmeister, Joshua Davis, Marian Bantjes.

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Comments (4)

Daniel:

Great interview with a great person! :)
But I guess his statement is "home is NOT where you live", and not "home is where you live"!

Pedro's works are full of great references and expression, specially his letterings, sincere and intuitive. Congrats, my friend.

Oops! Thank you : )

Oliveira da Silva:

Todo micreiro pos-formado adora David Carson =D

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