Interview with Dito Von Tease
q) For the people who don't know your
work - how would you describe it ?
a)It’s a
collection of finger-portraits of celebrities.
q) What are the key themes running
through your practice?
a)I think
it’s a project you can “read” in two main ways: as a funny joke to make
children smile or as an invite to reflect about the complex topic of identity
...
q) Your favourite place on earth?
a)Lisboa.
q) What influences your work?
a) Public events
influence my choice of characters for portraits: for example, I designed Dito-Garibaldi
to celebrate the 150th anniversary of united Italy
q) What music are you into right now?
a)Fabrizio De
Andrè.
q) Describe your thought & design
process...
a) The
characters I choose to create my portraits are famous icons who populate our
world, thoughts and dreams. All the rest is creativity, love for details and
photoshop.
Every
portrait takes 12 work hours on average, trying to reproduce particulars and to
recreate the right expression characterizing celebrities I transform in
fingers.
q) Which emerging artists are you
looking forward to seeing more of?
a)Banksy,
Slinkachu and all street artists.
q) Favourite place on the internet?
a)Facebook
q) Do you have any upcoming projects/exhibitions
we should know about?
a)Actually I
have many interviews for newspapers, radios and tvs (very tiring!), a list of
requests for portraits, some negotiations to product gadgets and also a contact
with a gallery in London
q) Tell us something we don't know - but
should...
a)Santa Claus
doesn't exist.
q) Where can people see more of
your work on the internet?
a)You can
find my collection of finger-portraits and information about my project on: ditology.blogspot.it
You also can
look for “Dito Von Tease” Fan Page on the Facebook … the Ditology project
started there!
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