De dromerige beelden – eigenlijk meer iconen – van vormgever Oniricist kun je beschouwen als een soort mini-kunstwerkjes; stuk voor stuk zorgvuldig gerangschikt op haar Instagram feed. Onderling versterken ze elkaar, tegelijkertijd vertellen ze elk hun eigen verhaal in een groter geheel. Het levert een esthetisch beeld op waar ikzelf alleen maar van kan dromen 😉 De maakster vertelde erg gesteld te zijn op haar privacy, des te meer waardeer ik haar openheid om over zichzelf en haar werk te willen vertellen.
1. Please introduce yourself…Where does the name Oniricist comes from? Hi! I’m the Oniricist, I’m from México and I’m obsessed with the dreams I have when I go to sleep. I wanted a name that meant something related to dreams because that’s where my inspiration comes from, and so according to the Internet “Oneirism” is a dreamlike state in a condition of wakefulness, which more or less describes my Instagram feed. So I choose the name Oniricist as a way to portray myself as a dream maker, or that’s what the name means in my mind.
2. How did you become an artist? I started to illustrate because I had the need and desire to get my dreams and nightmares out of my head. But I don’t consider myself and artist nor did I go to art school. I went to school to become a graphic designer and that’s what I do for a living, I’m also a translator.
3. What/who inspires you? 90% of my inspiration comes from the dreams I have at night when I sleep. The rest comes from everywhere: something funny someone said, songs, textures on buildings, other artists, alien or horror movies I’ve watched, memories, my surroundings, stories I hear, feelings I get, television shows.
4. Do you have a message you want to spread with your artworks? Does it have a theme? My intention with the collages I make is to “purge” from horrible nightmares or make a portrait of a beautiful dream, my artwork doesn’t spread a message per se because its intention is more of a personal one, however lately I’ve been merging my conscious, awake life with my surreal feed to bring awareness to a very real problem of the country I live in: In México 10 women are murdered every day and 89.50% of female population has suffered some type of sexual violence.
5. Do you work for clients, if yes what kind of assignments? I work for big companies as a graphic designer doing technical stuff, like resizing images, removing the background of product photos, stuff like that, nothing creative. I’ve had clients who required creative work but not in my personal style… I would love to, tho.
6. Can you tell a bit more about the process of making your art? What materials/ programs- how long do you work on an average piece? I mostly gather images to modify them into what I saw in my dreams. I use Photoshop and the time it takes to make a piece varies depending on my mood and/or the technical difficulties I may encounter when manipulating a photo.
7. Can you describe a workday at your studio? What’s your routine?
I don’t go to a studio but I do have a routine. I wake up and write my dreams down in a notebook, after breakfast and work I make some coffee, go back to my notebook and choose a dream, then look for the images I need to make a collage of it. I work on that, and if I get stuck I choose a different dream and work on that one for a little while.
8. Are there any struggles you experience as an artist? If yes, would you like to share? Sometimes I’m scared of people judging me for my artwork because it’s a little out there, a bit weird. I’m also scared of my art being stolen.
9. Do you have a specific dream or goal you want to achieve as an artist? The only dream I had when I started photoshopping my dreams was to show them with someone, I used to be so scared to put them out there, just releasing them was such an accomplishment for me.
10. What would be your favorite way to spend a day off (if a pandemic would not hold you back from whatever you normally would like to do)? The hours of the day wouldn’t be enough for me to do everything I would like to. I would love to go away to the forest or the beach, take a ton of pictures, go to a concert, get a tattoo and go home to spend time with my family, watch Netflix while I do my nails and munch on something.
10 vragen aan…Oniricist
De dromerige beelden – eigenlijk meer iconen – van vormgever Oniricist kun je beschouwen als een soort mini-kunstwerkjes; stuk voor stuk zorgvuldig gerangschikt op haar Instagram feed. Onderling versterken ze elkaar, tegelijkertijd vertellen ze elk hun eigen verhaal in een groter geheel. Het levert een esthetisch beeld op waar ikzelf alleen maar van kan dromen 😉 De maakster vertelde erg gesteld te zijn op haar privacy, des te meer waardeer ik haar openheid om over zichzelf en haar werk te willen vertellen.
1. Please introduce yourself…Where does the name Oniricist comes from?
Hi! I’m the Oniricist, I’m from México and I’m obsessed with the dreams I have when I go to sleep. I wanted a name that meant something related to dreams because that’s where my inspiration comes from, and so according to the Internet “Oneirism” is a dreamlike state in a condition of wakefulness, which more or less describes my Instagram feed. So I choose the name Oniricist as a way to portray myself as a dream maker, or that’s what the name means in my mind.
2. How did you become an artist?
I started to illustrate because I had the need and desire to get my dreams and nightmares out of my head. But I don’t consider myself and artist nor did I go to art school. I went to school to become a graphic designer and that’s what I do for a living, I’m also a translator.
3. What/who inspires you?
90% of my inspiration comes from the dreams I have at night when I sleep. The rest comes from everywhere: something funny someone said, songs, textures on buildings, other artists, alien or horror movies I’ve watched, memories, my surroundings, stories I hear, feelings I get, television shows.
4. Do you have a message you want to spread with your artworks?
Does it have a theme?
My intention with the collages I make is to “purge” from horrible nightmares or make a portrait of a beautiful dream, my artwork doesn’t spread a message per se because its intention is more of a personal one, however lately I’ve been merging my conscious, awake life with my surreal feed to bring awareness to a very real problem of the country I live in: In México 10 women are murdered every day and 89.50% of female population has suffered some type of sexual violence.
5. Do you work for clients, if yes what kind of assignments?
I work for big companies as a graphic designer doing technical stuff, like resizing images, removing the background of product photos, stuff like that, nothing creative. I’ve had clients who required creative work but not in my personal style… I would love to, tho.
6. Can you tell a bit more about the process of making your art? What materials/ programs- how long do you work on an average piece?
I mostly gather images to modify them into what I saw in my dreams. I use Photoshop and the time it takes to make a piece varies depending on my mood and/or the technical difficulties I may encounter when manipulating a photo.
7. Can you describe a workday at your studio? What’s your routine?
I don’t go to a studio but I do have a routine. I wake up and write my dreams down in a notebook, after breakfast and work I make some coffee, go back to my notebook and choose a dream, then look for the images I need to make a collage of it. I work on that, and if I get stuck I choose a different dream and work on that one for a little while.
8. Are there any struggles you experience as an artist? If yes, would you like to share?
Sometimes I’m scared of people judging me for my artwork because it’s a little out there, a bit weird. I’m also scared of my art being stolen.
9. Do you have a specific dream or goal you want to achieve as an artist?
The only dream I had when I started photoshopping my dreams was to show them with someone, I used to be so scared to put them out there, just releasing them was such an accomplishment for me.
10. What would be your favorite way to spend a day off (if a pandemic would not hold you back from whatever you normally would like to do)?
The hours of the day wouldn’t be enough for me to do everything I would like to. I would love to go away to the forest or the beach, take a ton of pictures, go to a concert, get a tattoo and go home to spend time with my family, watch Netflix while I do my nails and munch on something.
Thank you for sharing!
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