philipp schilling / digital artists – part 1
Posted on | October 21, 2007 |
philipp schilling, a 19 year old german artist and creative mind uses mostly photoshop, freehand, illustrator, ableton live and photography sessions to combine real and fantastical worlds, artisitc and photographic elements to create his colorful and expressive visual pieces. still attending an art college he works freelance on the side and is the originator and editor of mcxu, a blog for digital design artists.
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PHILIPP UNPLUGGED
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WHERE DO YOU LIVE AND WORK RIGHT NOW?
at the moment i’m living in a town called plauen in
germany, i attend the advanced courses on collage
for design e.o. plauen.
DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC WHEN YOU WORK AND
IF SO TO WHAT?
oh yeah, i listen to music 24/7 without kidding, music
is a big part of my life so its clear that music has a
big influence on me and my work.
WHAT WOULD YOU DESCRIBE AS YOUR BEST SOURCE
OF INSPIRATION?
everything that is part of my live, things that i’m realy
affected by are for example the sega megadrive, daft
punk etc. but generaly a lot of technology and stuff that
i came in touch with in the 90′ies.
DO YOU HAVE A DREAM PROJECT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
REALIZE SOME DAY?
for sure, i wanne produce the covers for my own band
WHICH CLASSICAL ARTIST DO YOU ADMIRE MOST?
by far Salvador Dali
DO YOU REMEMBER YOU FIRST ART PIECE, WHAT
WAS IT?
no, i can’t 
but i guess it was something like a sun
and a guy painted with a simple pen on paper.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND IN AVERAGE ON AN
ART PIECE FROM THE FIRST THOUGHT TO A FINISHED
VERSION?
hmm, that depends from piece to piece but on average
i would say 8-9 hours.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE?
cool movies are for example a german independet one
called “hotte im paradies” but also trashy stuff like death
proof and stuff like this know to please me
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD ONLY 30 MINUTES LEFT
TO LIVE BEFORE A METEOR HITS THE EARTH?
totaly fall in panic? haha, nah i don’t know man - that
would be a shame. 
DO YOU BELIEVE IN EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL LIFE?
not until i see it with my own eyes. 
but i hope if it exists its funky!
THANKS.
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