My name is Oscar Senonez, I’m an illustrator, visual artist and author ... and also a Dreamer, a Wizard, a Dragon´s Hunter...well, in other words, I'm an Professional Freelance
Oscar Senonez Jr. (1975) Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"I have a special passion for books, which is why I work almost exclusively in the publishing sector despite having worked in other areas of illustration. I have been a professional illustrator for almost 20 years, but even before that I was working in a publishing house and was a bookseller for many years. My life consisted of being surrounded by books.
When I collaborate with an editor, I read the entire manuscript seeking to understand its dynamics, to observe those things that stand out to illustrate and, above all, to achieve a personal relationship with the text in order to try to bring some of my feelings to the illustration as well. I always work closely with the editor, sharing the entire progress of the work, from the sketches to the final art, ensuring that everything goes as planned.
Stylistically, although I have varied over time, my visual approach focuses on assimilating traditional painting techniques (the texture left by the bristles of the brush, the paint stains or intuitive brush strokes) with the digital tools I use and thus give a more "human" than "mechanical" look. My painting process is almost the same as a traditional painter with the advantages of working quickly and being able to resolve changes more easily.
Although each commission is different, conceptually I am more interested in addressing literary fiction themes for adults, transmitting challenging ideas. In my personal work I prefer the dreamlike, the fantastic, science fiction, the surreal, the metaphorical. I tend to prefer vibrant colors and intense contrasts, although I do not shy away from delicacy depending on the subject I address.
I enjoy collaborating and helping to successfully achieve the aspirations that a client has for their project. An illustration commission is a journey of discovery where the journey ends when reaching an illustrated piece that works both aesthetically and commercially." - Oscar Senonez
BIO:
Graduated in Television Direction and Production and having started the Degree in Social Communication, in 2006 he decided to dedicate himself fully to the profession of illustration.
It works under the pseudonym "Sen!" and "Emilio Darlun", transiting advertising illustration, comic, editorial illustration, graphic humor and illustration for children's & youth literature. In 2017 he made his first book as full author (writer and illustrator) of the book "Equilibridos entre Sueños" ("Balancetwo between Dreams"), aimed at children.
He did work for Argentina, Europe and USA, for clients such as Penguin Random House Publisher, SM, Macmillan, La Brujita de Papel, Santillana, Aguilar, Estrada, Letra Impresa, La Nación, La Serenísima, Glade, Saatchi & Saatchi and many others, and illustrated books for renowned writers such as Ana María Machado, Graciela Montes, Liliana Bodoc among others.
In his beginnings with drawing he studied at the Carlos Garaycochea school (Master of Argentine graphic humor) and took illustration courses with renowned illustrators, including Daniel Roldan (currently Founder and Professor of the subject Editorial Illustration FADU / UBA, University of Bs.As. Argentina). He also had his teaching period giving talks and workshops on digital illustration theory and technique in different private spaces, including UNAE, (Autonomous University of Encarnación, Paraguay). He was a member of the ADA (Association of Argentine cartoonists) and participated in various exhibitions and collaborative editions on illustration, both local, national and international. .
His works were exhibited in galleries and cultural centers such as Palais De Glace, Recoleta Cultural Center, French Alliance, Cultural Space Library of the National Congress, Faculty of Architecture Design and Urbanism UBA, University of Palermo, Museum of Modern Art of Mendoza, Hall of Honor of the Legislative Palace - Legislatura Porteña CABA, Museum of Fine Arts of La Plata, Book Fair of Bs.As, Museo del Dibujito Bs.As./Milan, University of Medicine of Catalonia (Spain).
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