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3DTotal: Hi Guillaume, can you start by telling us a little about yourself and what you do for work and play?
Guillaume: Hi Tom, I'm a 28 year old French concept artist. I spent four years working in Ubisoft Paris as a 3D artist and artistic director and then two years ago I transferred to Quebec City where I' m currently working as concept artist (still for Ubisoft).
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I try to work on personal projects as much as I can after work to improve my skills in illustration. In this industry the skill level is very high and I have to work a lot to stay at this level. I also do traditional paintings for fun (mostly acrylic on canvas) to escape a bit from digital painting, watch tons of movies, read a lot, play games as much as I can and go out with friends ... it's a good way to keep inspiration alive.
3DTotal: Sounds like a nice lifestyle! With moving from Paris to Quebec City, what would you say are the main differences between a French Canadian city and a French city?
Guillaume: People’s mentalities are so different! I have the feeling that everything is much simpler in Quebec. People live and enjoy life! There's a cool energy there, but it's still a very peaceful place. In France we used to never be happy with what we had and were always finding a way to complain... but that's how we are and how the world likes us, and I'm proud of being like that [Laughs]. |
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3DTotal: Red stars and red bikinis! I see them everywhere in your portfolio. There are lots of bikinis throughout and you seemed to grow fond of stars in 2008 and 2009 – why is this?
Guillaume: Well, I have a simple answer for bikinis, just one word: sexy! More seriously, I'm fascinated by military and propaganda arts, how shapes and colors can lobotomize and frighten people. Mixing pretty girls and propaganda art is a cool way to deflect from its original purpose, make fun of this and create sexy pictures! I was also being inspired by the work of traditional American pinup painters such as Gil Elvgren at the time. |
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3DTotal: As you say, nothing is taken too seriously with your work. Are you aiming to amuse the viewer or convey some other feeling? Or do you really not think too much about the viewer’s opinions and just draw for yourself?
Guillaume: I always think about the viewer; my work is both for people's entertainment (as a song or any artistic media) and my own pleasure. For sure one of the feelings I like the most to convey is, as you've seen, amusement. Well I don't think I'm so good at dark and serious art. Most of the time you'll always
see something cartoonish or funny in my personal work. |
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Your rating: Rating: 3.75, Votes: 4
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