Edgar Torres
Artist Statement
There are many things I've learned throughout the years that I've embarked on this journey and there's really nothing more I can do other than to continue on the path that I've started. As a designer, 1 didn't just resort to graphic design,but also I've gathered an interest to pursue fashion design as well. Not just as an admirer or a critic of it, but also longing to create fashion out og what already know from the industry. I don't have any formal training of what it takes to construct fashion pieces nor have I attended any classes or an insituition, but lm not willing to allow these things to stop me from creating something that people will either love or hate. As a designer, I've embraced the minimalist aesthetic, as well as other styles like Swiss Type, International Typographic Style, Anti-Design, and Brutalism. When it comes to color. I've had a strong liking towards dark and moody colors, almost quite cine- matic like. I"'ve picked up on photography before I became a designer and my goal for every photo I take, I strive to make it look like it came from a scene from a movie. I don't always accomplish that feat, but the goal and intention is always there; this is where my intrigue for dark and moody colors came from and til this day, it is still part of my design language.
I don't like bright colors, I don't like maxilism design (unless it is done tastefully, then there can be exceptions) and honestly, I don't like a lot of things. I'm not a pessimist, but many things don't garner my attention and usually I like to find things that belong from places out- side of where I'm residing. As a physical being, I like dark everything and I don't compromise on my use of black, or dark, earthy, muted colors. Like my designs and photography, I want to incorporate this in the fashion I want to create and potentially in what I can be able to make in the future. Only the Lord knows if I even make it to that point or l'Il be doing some- thing else and if it's in His will.
For myself personally, I've never been too open about working for other people, unless I can create something of my own regard and having the majority of the creative control. I don't take pride in the things I do and I allow people to create their interpretations on what I do. I'd rather be behind the scenes or behind the camera of the projects I do and allow others who 1 get involved to help me shape my visions instead of me being the face of it. I don't care too much on what others have to say about what I do, but sometimes I let things get the best of me and I abandon this principle ('m still working on swalloing my pride when it comes to criticism). If you like what I do, then good, but if you don't, then good.
