Today we’d like to introduce you to Evan Shechet.
Evan, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
I grew up in eastern San Diego. I spent much of my time wondering the lush forests in my hometown Alpine, playing games such as Megaman, and watching a healthy dose of cartoons ranging from Looney Tunes to Miyazaki films. These early inspirations would later serve as fuel for my pursuit of the art industry. I soon found myself working as a sandwich artist at a local Subway. I quickly realized this was not the sort of artist I had in mind. Moving forward I pursued a job at the world-famous San Diego Zoo as a caricature artist. I spent the next four years drawing carbonified versions of faces from around the world. I eventually transitioned to working as a 2D animator at Strange Loop Studios. I fill my spare time drawing at local cafes, video game concepting, and exploring beautiful San Diego.
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I love drawing life around me. Appreciating unique outfit choices or especially memorable faces. I try to imbue a sense of the story I perceived at that moment. Often times this means designing the character to emphasize the way their unique life has reflected on their clothing choice, posture, and their actions. In addition, I have a passion for designing completely imagined characters. Often times stemming from my own fascination with comedy. I hope people get or a good laugh from my work or find it relatable or comforting. I love it when people look at a character I’ve created and think to themselves “I feel like I know that person”. For my creative tools I use a combination of paper and pencil and Photoshop. I enjoy drawing with a tablet and Photoshop the most.
What responsibility, if any, do you think artists have to use their art to help alleviate problems faced by others? Has your art been affected by issues you’ve concerned about?
At its core I think the role of an artist has remained the same. To highlight and immortalize key bits of the human story. The way we do this and the details of those key bits are constantly changing. Thanks to social media and digital platforms artist have better tools than ever to share their creativity.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
The best place to find my work is @EvanShechet on Instagram. I update frequently sharing mostly drawings from cafes. A good way to support my art is giving me a follow and engaging with the posts you connect with. If you enjoy a specific post, I would love to hear it!
Contact Info:
- Phone: 6193681342
- Email: shechet.evan@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evanshechet/?hl=en
- Other: http://evanshechet.tumblr.com/
Image Credit:
Evan Shechet
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