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| Sigmoune Ferdinand Velasco | | | See more art by Sigmoune Ferdinand Velasco | | When did you know you wanted to be an artist? | | | I don't think I ever had a chance to think about what I really wanted to do even when I was growing up. My mother wanted me to be in the US Airforce while my dad wanted me to be like him - a furniture designer. | | | | Is anyone else in your family artistic or has your family inspired your
work somehow? How did you get started with painting? | | | Sketching and drawing any subject when I was a kid was just a past time hobby
for me. I did not want to be an artist because I knew you couldn't make any
money in an art business. I realized that I was interested in arts when I started painting an abstract subject to an empty canvas that I wanted to display in my room. There, I started to try different techniques though I didn't do much work until my father tought me how to design furniture. He runs a furniture shop here in the Philippines and, we added other product lines such as electronics and other home entertainment showcase. Being engaged in a furniture business, other home accents and junk art find pieces are offered too in order to have a complete home product line. There wasn't anything definite during the planning stage. We just worked around the elements that we had and found when we started our furniture business. I then started painting and collected work to sell along with the furniture that I designed.
I eased myself into this new discipline, but eventually I mastered my work and was able to win several awards from an art competition. Through the help of my friends and other art collectors and galleries, I have been able to showcase my works and have had several one-man shows and group exhibits locally and in other countries as well, such as Hawaii, San Jose CA, HongKong, Singapore, Japan, Germany and
other European countries.
| | | | Where do you draw inspiration from? You have several different styles
but it seems like landscape may have caught your interest.
| | | I may paint different styles and subjects, but for me, art has no
bounderies or limits. If there were any, it may be just within the size and
shape of the canvas. I try to paint different subjects because I am involved in a furniture designing and furniture business. Our customers have different needs for their home, office or restaurant. A modern minimalist home needs different wall decor and furniture to a tradional, tropical, Asian or flamboyant home. Though I would say that Landscape, Cityscape and Abstract are mostly my favorite subjects to paint.
My "Living Quarters" series are the best selling arts. The inspiration comes
from the squatter area that you would see around the Metro Manila and other
Countries such as Mexico.
| | | | Could you walk me through your process of creating a painting like one in the "Living Quarters" series? | | | My paintings of abstract and landscapes like my "Living Quarters" series comes from my admiration for " Unstable and Imperfect life"; how people in Suburbs like in Metro Manila live and take this living condition and can be greatful in some ways - An impressions of beauty, melancholy of human's and nature's life. In my passion to convey emotion, I intimately work with my canvases, both applying and removing pigments in order to create a tactile quality. Layers upon layers of bright colors dynamically emerge and recede. I strive to make honest observations on life in the play of light on shape or form, gestural undertone, and details that are rich with unspoken story telling. I am also fascinated with the twisted blend and balance between the real and unreal nature of my subject. I always combine different kinds of techniques and dynamic brushstrokes, form and colors in an eternally appealing and intriguing manner that can make a nice statement on its own. | | | | How do you feel about online art galleries or just selling your work online in general?
| | | Selling through online art galleries or using the internet in general is, for me, a way to practise e-commerce marketing. It helps me to advertise or market and sell my work, find more qualified customer and business partners like BoundlessGallery.com who help both artists, sellers and art buyers eliminate the stress to find a physical art site online and unnecessary time one may spend physically looking for a particular piece or art or simply where an artist or seller can list and post their works and
collections. Through online selling, there are no bounderiest. Even though I am selling here in the Philippines, a customer or an art collector can reach me anytime even though they are miles away. It can be viewed by anyone online despite geographical location. The opportunity for my work to get further recognition is just a click or email away, as there is a large menu of art online where I may sell my works whereas, I have a limited maket locally. Customers do not need to go and check my work at the physical galleries where my works are hanged and displayed. Through online selling, they can view and search art any time and can choose from the various subjects that they are particularly looking for. Technologically, selling online is an efficient tool or a way for me to communicate or transact directly to any individual who are interested with my work and establish good relationships among them.
Of course as there are some advantages to selling art online, there are some disadvantages too. The internet or online art selling experience can be wonderful, but is certainly not a replacement for any real art event. There is always a certain air about viewing art in its actual environment. People who view the painting online could get a very different idea about it than from those viewing it in real life. If someone's monitor resolution is not good, the quality of the piece and the originality of the piece may be deceiving to the viewer. Another thing could be the effectiveness of the art site or ecommerce agencies. If they present the work poorly and don't apply effective strategies, result or chances could be poor too. And lastly, the copyright law :) If the photos are not protected from downloading, chances are, you'll see more copies of the piece without the artist consent and permission. | | |
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