Model Study 1 - click image to enlarge
This is a drawing I made when I was at the National School of Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina somewhere around 1997.
Charcoal on paper. I don’t know the name of the model. I didn’t knew back then either.
It was photographed before the digital-camera era, so the quality is not that good.
Also, it was on a very large paper size, so it bent a little.
Suffer the Children - click to enlarge
Ever since I became a father I feel different. Things that didn’t use to bother me before now hit me hard.
I am more sensitive to subjects involving children suffering. In movies, music, stories I read in the news, I find myself holding my tears.
When I work, draw or paint, I usually listen to music. It motivates me. (more…)
A long time ago I was at work and I had a book on abstract painting. As a friend and I were scanning the pages our boss showed up. He looked at the book and smiled and started explaining us what was art and what wasn’t. Of course that was not the first time I heard somebody say that art is only figurative and or elaborated and not something that “my kid can do”.
Nonetheless I wanted to hear what he had to say. In the middle of his ramblings he grabbed a piece of paper from the desk and drew a black “X” with his pen. “If that’s art…” -he said – “then this is art too…”. My friend, who by the way is a painter and was going through his abstract phase started arguing with him and I don’t remember how it ended. Plus I had to get back to work.
Another day, I was reading a book about Van Gogh’s self portraits. This guy came and started flipping through the pages as if it were “People’s magazine”.
I thought I knew what was coming next…but he really surprised me. He said and I quote “-esto para mi es un tipo con barba…” which means something like “this is just a guy with a beard…”. He was talking about Vincent Van Gogh self portraits. He really cracked me up. That phrase stuck up in my head forever. I still use it in certain situations as a funny remark.
By the way, on Wikipedia’s page on art there’s a Van Gogh self portrait. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
This is what his drawing looked like
The point of this story is that everyone, artist or not, has an opinion on what is art.
I would like to hear yours:
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Nico.
Regadera (water pot) - click image to enlarge
This is Horacio.
He was one of the security guards when I used to work for ESPN Sur, the South American branch of ESPN about 10 years ago.
The guys used to call him “Regadera” which means “water pot” because he would miss the toilet seat every time.
Regadera II (Water Pot II) - click image to enlarge
The Gambler - click image to enlarge
“The Gambler”
I decided to do this drawing and record it.
It took me about 20 minutes.
The creative process:
I don’t plan ahead, I just start drawing whatever comes to mind.
I usually throw some lines and build upon these.
My favorite tool is a black ink pen.
Sometimes I use pencil but I never erase.
If I don’t like something I just correct on top of it.
The images are faces or people generally.
I don’t care about proportions or aesthetics as you can see.
They look at me after I do these and I can tell what are they thinking: …this guy is creepy or what a freak…but that makes it even more satisfying.
Well, I hope you like it and don’t forget to check out the video down below.
Recuerdo de Buenos Aires - click image to enlarge
This is a pen & ink drawing. A long time ago in Buenos Aires.
"Depression" - Click on image to enlarge
A few years ago I suffered from Major Depressive Disorder or simply “Depression” and also anxiety and panic attacks. I don’t know exactly why but I believe it was caused by a stress peak related to a series of events that I had to go through at those times.
It got bad. I stopped working, stopped eating, and ultimately became a crying vegetable. At some point I felt I was actually going crazy. I seeked help and I found a great psychiatrist who put me on medication,… (more…)
