Lux vita et iocus

May I introduce you to Ilse Voll, visual artist and graphic designer, who is currently studying her Master's Degree in History of Art. [Para la versión en Español de ésta entrevista da click     aquí ]  Ilse with one of her large-format paintings as background 1. LuceBuona:   Thank you Ilse, for taking the time to answer these questions for us.   Can you please tell us about your training and education?  Ilse:   I started drawing since I was very little, and at school, I had drawing and art lessons. I really never attend formal art training until I was studying at the university and then completed courses and workshops on watercolor painting, illustration and sketching. In 2013 I joined an art studio, which I am still part of, but before this, I haven't really been painting formally since it was always just a hobby.  I don't believe I had any formal education on art, it is simply more of a sensitivity that I was born with, and...

Les presento a Ilse Vollbrechtausen, diseñadora gráfica y artísta plástica, quién además es profesora de Historia del Arte.    [For the English version of this article clic    here please ] Ilse posa frente a una de sus obras. 1. LuceBuona:   Muchas gracias Ilse por permitirnos esta entrevista.   ¿Podrías platicarnos acerca de tu formación?  Ilse:   Empecé a dibujar desde muy pequeña y en la escuela recibí clases de dibujo y artísticas. Realmente nunca tomé un curso formal de arte hasta que entré a la universidad en donde tomé cursos y talleres de pintura en acuarela, ilustración y dibujo a lápiz. En 2013 entré a un taller de artes plásticas, del cual formo parte actualmente, pero antes de éste no me había dedicado a pintar más formalmente, siempre como un pasatiempo solamente.  No considero que haya tenido un educación formal en torno al arte, simplemente es una sensibilidad con la que nací y además estuve expuesta a u...

Para quienes debido a la contingencia por COVID-19 se ven en la necesidad de trabajar desde casa, les comparto algunas rutinas que pueden intentar con poco o nada de equipo. ¡Compartan! For those of you who due to Coronavirus have to work-from-home for the following weeks, here you will find some work out routines to try at home with little to no equipment needed. Feel free to share! Aquí les dejo algunos programas HIIT que pueden hacer en su casa para mantenerse activos y para desentresarse después de "su turno", sin exponerse o comprometer la salud de los demás. Si no suelen hacer ejercicio, les sugiero primero prueben por varios días las rutinas para principiantes, y siempre consideren el espacio que tienen disponible antes de comenzar. The following are some HIIT programs to try at home and remain active while staying safe. Pretty please, if you don't usually exercise regularly, start with the beginner-friendly routines, and please check your space ava...

¡Si! Cortáte el Cabello! / Chop it off!! Siguiéndo los pasos de Dua Lipa, Kaya Gerber, Selena Gomez y más... Following the steps of Dua Lipa, Kaya Gerber, Selena Gomez and more...           Cortes medios de puntas rectas / Medium blunt cuts Lacios, con las puntas hacia adentro u ondulado. Straightened, with inwards tips or wavy.   Cortes con fleco..¡Si por favor! / Blunt bangs? Yes, please! El fleco le da personalidad a cualquier corte, la cosa es mantener el largo adecuado. Bangs add immediate personality to your hairstyle... The trick is to keep it at the proper length.     Para quienés tenemos el propósito de dejarlo crecer... / Is long fabolous hair part of your resolutions? Then, this is it!   ¡Por un fabuloso 2020! Here' to a fabulous New Year!

May I introduce you to Fernanda Soriano, ilustrator and graphic designer, who is currently studying her Masters Degree in History of Art. You can find Fernanda on Instagram with her pseudonym: Snailey Pie.  [Para la versión en Español de ésta entrevista da click aquí .] 1. LuceBuona: Thank you Fernanda for taking the time to answer these questions for us. Can you tell us about your style? Which series or comics inspire you? Fernanda: Well, originally my style wasn't taken from any series or program, it just started drawing simple characters in my middle-high school notebooks . I remember that all of them were drawn with circles and cylinders as a body, and their faces had eyes in the shape of a "9" and the nose with a shape of a "c". For some time I forgot about drawing characters, and then by high school, I  restarted my drawing on notebooks while trying to redesign the style. Also, my admiration for American style cartoons returned, I would ...