I am very happy that works like the Japan drawings provoked so much feedback because it shows that people are interested in work that deals with rather uncomfortable issues. People often react a bit shocked, as if I am illustrating nightmares, but then realize that I am actually using images they see everyday – I just rearrange them or concentrate them.
Which of your works can you say reflect you best as an artist/illustrator?
Maybe the Japan drawings. I was very touched by the disaster in Japan, but I also felt that all these images and information we got from there overcharged me. So I decided to arrange for myself, what the media offered. I wanted to show the disaster but also the calmness and discipline, with which the Japanese people seemed to respond and the big contrast of the images that arrived to us.
The series with the three animals I did last year was also important for me, as it was a very personal project and one of my first attempts to create images that reflect my own vision in my own language.
What keeps you busy now and do you have any new upcoming projects?
I am working on a series of etchings for an exhibition in September in France. I am also collaborating in an artistic book collection – 12 small books from 12 illustrators. I am also preparing my diploma, which means reading, collecting material and discussing it, in bars with my friends.
Any message for our readers?
Thank you for your time and interest and feel free to contact me, if you have any questions.
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2 responses to “Interview with Simon Prades”
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Hello, my name is Chris and i am currently doing a college project on you for graphic design and was wondering if i could ask you a few questions or get a little more information about you. I absoloutely love your artwork and is very strong and touching. You have a very creative imagination and your artwork stuck out at me most then anyone else.
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Hello, my name is Eléa. I’m totally in love of your artwork. I have a few questions on your “Chaos and order”. Because I want to enter a prestigious design school next year and your answer can help me a lot !!
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