Does it (country or the art scene) influence your work?

A’: Sure. Life influences my work and friends are people to share all kind of impressions.

M: Definitely Latinamerica and Venezuela actual situation and its chaotic warmness of forms and colors influences more than the art scene (the only art scene that influences me was the venezuelan one from the 60’s: Nedo, Leufert, Soto and Cruzdiez), its about do and do…. A’+M like influences that are far far away from the design and art scene basicly. the far the better.

As we look at your images, we feel something really complex and also really subtle. Please tell us more about the feeling that is under your images.

A’+M: There is a friend that define these images as a minimalism-barroco… ahahaha… he’s good with this contradictory concepts! Hummm… maybe it is complex and subtle at same time because there is a femmale touch ahahahha… not really we don’t know the only conscious thing is to produce an image with many levels. One can go deeper inside if want or only look at the whole composition.

As an artist, what have you got a special aim or physolophy that rules your work?

A’+M: It’s about to spend time observing details. Take your time and see.
At the moment we are still looking for a very personnal way of expression. But doing is funny and we like to play.

Your work “Abismo” will be exhibited during January 2003 at Soso Cafe with 11 other artists works selected for the Shift Calendar Competition. We thank the artists from all over the world who’ve submitted their work. How do you view this kind of competition?

A’+M: Fun… an important way to see and be seen more… We liked the fact of a calendar, a date teller object (that will in this context also act like a gallery) with people get related and would see our work almost 31 days for a month we liked that there not just was a diversity of work but also all over the world participation and we liked the fact of bring Latinamerica into.

Please tell us about the cover design you made for this latest issue. What did you image when you were creating?

A’+M: Japan + Venezuela + Brasil. Tokyo + Caracas + Sao Paulo.
Time and all the other code relations between this cities habitants. Km2. Coordinates. The result of mixing and add all values. We also like to perceive the world as a numeric code composition. The constant change of quantities and forms.

Please leave a message to Shift readers.

M: Do… and keep cooking.

A’: Thanks to spend your time reading this lines.