Today we’d like to introduce you to Daniel Armenta.
Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
For me being born and growing in Tijuana has been a great personal and professional opportunity, as a child I did not give importance to the fact of growing on the border, then I understood that Tijuana presented the best of many places in Mexico, since being the busiest border It was impossible not to notice the mixture of traditions, food, art, fashion etc. Although I never thought about dedicating myself to the creative field, when I made the decision to do it, it made a lot of sense to me since I was interested in expressing what I thought mainly with drawings.
When I decided to study graphic design, I realized that knowing how to draw did not mean much. It was what most interested me in the design, the great amount of disciplines that it presented, typography, editorial design, packaging, etc. I made the decision to focus on illustration and branding in order to apply what I already knew, I always try that at least my personal projects have that multicultural flavor that I grew up with, or at least I try.
Please tell us about your art.
In my personal works I always try to show a little of what I like, but I always like to add Easter eggs that represent the place where I grew up, I’m almost sure it’s because I grew up on a street where I had graffiti, break dance and rap, hip hop in general, I love the idea of being able to represent my street with my own means.
Whenever I have an idea as small as it seems I like to think about all the possibilities it offers, if it’s an illustration or some personal design I try to have a context, at the end of 2017 I made the decision to start creating designs with which I could get something In return, more complete projects, this is how AGUAJE was born, a project that I love because it was the opportunity to realize that there are people who like what I do, more than a job I see it as a hobby with which I can take money for invest in more projects, I hope at some point it becomes my only job, the truth is that I’m not interested in giving any specific message, I just want people to enjoy good content.
Do you have any advice for other artists? Any lessons you wished you learned earlier?
I recently found a community of people who like to talk about the clouds and what they imagine, I like to think that if there is a public for that there is public for everything, keep doing whatever you do.
How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
You can follow me on my Instagram, I usually upload my work processes, life in Tijuana and photos of my dogs.
Contact Info:
- Address: Aguaje de la Tuna, H20g
- Website: https://www.behance.net/achedos
- Email: achedos.ilustracion@gmail.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/aguaje.h2
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Aguaje.h2/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ache_2
- Other: https://dribbble.com/Aguaje
Image Credit:
www.instagram.com/aguaje.h2
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