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Gary Fernández's whimsical and unpredictable illustration works have been stuck in my mind ever since I first saw them on his website.

I always feel like he has casted a magic spell on each of his work because once you look at his work, you will feel like you have entered his fantasy but twisted world. Swide readers, it is my honor today to present you this amazing illustrator, Gary Fernández.

  

M: Hi Gary, I am so happy that I can feature you on Swide and I am sure the readers will like your works as much as I do! First question I have in mind is, what made you want to become a fashion illustrator?

G: So far I've just been doing things in a very intuitive way. I've never had any premeditated idea of becoming something specific but following my interests and ideas about visual arts.

  

I see my work as a stage with its backdrop, its actors, its dancers, and its orchestra. I enjoy visualizing the space and recreating scenes in there, and filling the space with imaginary elements in a dramatic way. It could be a theatre, or a circus, or any kind of show. In a certain way, my view of fashion is very similar, where there should be the extravaganza element, unlimited imaginations because our lives should be a celebration. Also, I think that the ugly is interesting and the beauty is reinvented everyday. Even though you can have the fashion dream, the reality is, the impossible is real!

M: I have to agree with you on the last phrase as it is so true and inspiring! So, what adjectives will be best to describe your illustration style?

G: Rhythmic, orchestrated, dramatic, dark, unpredictable, bizarre, useless, capricious, useful….

  

M: If I had to choose 3 words to describe your style, they will be dramatic, whimsical and unpredictable. How does your Spanish cultural background influence your illustration works? Do you think this is the main element that sets you apart from other illustrators?

G: Probably there is an influence, but I think in a very subliminal way, because I've never been conscious of it! Anyways, I wouldn't say this is a real fact that could set me apart from other artists, though. Now, more than ever, we are all receiving the same information from the same sources. I think there is something invisible, abstract, and inexplicable that gives the uniqueness to the work from each artist.

   

M: You sure have a unique style and your abstract element on the works is just so different than other people. Well, out of all the works you have done so far, which piece can best represent you as an illustrator?

G: This is a tough question. I would say the works I can produce in real life can represent me as an illustrator. However, when it comes to visual artist, it is a collection of works instead of a single piece. I think each one is like a piece of a puzzle, and they all show different perspectives of my thoughts and my point of view. To see the whole picture, you need to have several pieces.

  

M: True, when you assemble all the pieces together, viewers will be able to know your train of thoughts and I think it is always hard for an artist to pick his/her best work as all of them do represent them. Last but not least, if you could illustrate a promotion campaign for Dolce & Gabbana F/W 2011/12 collection, what kind of imaginary would you want to achieve?

G: Hmmmm, For some reasons I imagine a group of girls collecting stars from the sky, while some owls are observing hanging on gold branches!

And here is that exclusive illustration for the campaign of Dolce&Gabbana's FW2011/12 collection.

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Credit: Gary Fernández

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