Fueled by a desire to make and create something different, this is the first streetwear brand of its kind. PakRat Ink was created from an obsession with street art. Getting more walls, and opening an artist studio/gallery in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Or that I wasn’t heeded by the notion that it was impossible to become a working artist. What's one piece of advice you wish you knew when you were starting out?Īfter high school I wish I just went for it to be honest. Opening an artist studio in Pilsen, it's provided a forum to showcase work and keep on working on new projects. What is an obstacle you've overcome that you're most proud of? But a good vacation certainly helps too, seeing new things in general. Those have mainly been the Art Institute, Field Museum and the Shedd Aquarium. Usually I’ll try to attend art shows or go to the museum. IG: do you do to help get yourself out of a creative block? So it’s a blend of that and usage of gestural lines and bold characters. I usually describe it as inspired by wabi sabi, which is a Japanese term to describe finding beauty in imperfections found in repetition. How do you describe your particular style of art? I moved back to the US and have an associate degree in graphic design and a BFA from SAIC. I started out being self taught and then I did attend an artist college in San Jose, Costa Rica after I moved there after high school. IG: you self taught or did you have formal training? I started at a young age, I was more attuned to comic books around then so I started making up comic book characters based off of Calvin and Hobbes, Garfield and the far side.

We got to hear how what started from a love of comic books grew and evolved from there. Bunny!XLV is a Chicago based artist originally from Costa Rica.

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