Today we’d like to introduce you to Chris Piascik.
Chris, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
Like most children, I loved to draw. That love never went away and it was always something I stuck with. Early on I started making new packaging for the albums around my house, at one point someone mentioned to me that creating artwork for this stuff could be my job. This completely blew my mind and set in stone my path for the future. I often wondered if it was a secret because I couldn’t understand why anyone would do anything else, haha!
I went to art school, focused on graphic design, and became a graphic designer, I worked at a couple small studios and all was well. About 3 years in, I realized I wasn’t drawing as much as I used to and it freaked me out a bit.
I decided that needed to change, and the only way I can make changes in my life is to trick myself. I did this by committing to a daily drawing project. The rules were simple, make a new drawing every weekday and post them on line.
After about a year I started getting freelance projects based on my dailies. After another year I was working full time as an independent illustrator. Today, I’ve been doing them for over 10 years, and I’ve published 3 books archiving them.
We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
I am an illustrator. I do a lot of personal work in addition to my client work. I’d say it’s a 50/50 split. I generally work digitally, more specifically on an iPad Pro with the Apple Pencil. I transitioned from an analog, marker and paper, set up to fully digital simply as a way to streamline the process and work more efficiently.
My work doesn’t have one clear message as it spans a broad area of topics and purposes. Overall, I do try to insert a bit of humor and energy into all my work. I try to create levels within my work so that the longer you spend with it the more you’ll discover.
Do current events, local or global, affect your work and what you are focused on?
Artists have the power to draw attention to specific issues or topics and present them in a new way. In addition, art can give form to ideas that we might not be able to see. Better yet, art can also bring some levity to a situation, or make you laugh. I believe laughing is as important as anything else.
Contact Info:
- Website: chrispiascik.com
- Instagram: chrispiascik
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisPiascik.illustrator/
- Twitter: chrispiascik
- Other: pyeahsick.com
Image Credit:
Chris Piascik
Building mural photo: Tony Luong
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