Could you tell us about the UT Inpired project that many of the above artists participated? The theme of the project was “Football”, did you give any specific requests to the participating artists when you curated? Were there anything that you especially paid attention to?

Well, the good thing about this project is the fact that the briefing was pretty open. We choose the artist trying to balance different kind of styles and where they came from. Then we encourage the artist to do something beyond the typical football icons, to dare to innovate…

Is there any designs that you liked especially? If there is, please tell us more about it/them, otherwise please give us brief comments/descriptions on each design.

Berto Martinez
He imagined how the Cameroon match team should look like, the indomitable lions. A nice technique, unusual for a football image.

Dr. Alderete
Jorge is always playing with the pop iconography most of the times influenced by the Mexican culture. On his design, there’s a cactus player, a ball-Chihuahua and a spinning chupacabra ball. Weird combination, isn’t it?

Emil Kozak
Emil is now living in Barcelona, but talking about football reminds him his childhood: playing on his hometown, blowing dandelions, …

Genevieve Gauckler
She is a football fan. I remember discussing with her the performing of Spain and France on the last football world cup. One of his characters is holding a ball. A real soccer monster.

Happypets
One the best things about football is the gadgets of the supporters: a cap to hold a beer can, silly make ups, giant hands… and what if a worm is holding one of this items?

James Blagden
When the Jamaicans on the immigration waves went to England, they found themselves playing football with the locals. This means, rastas against punks.

Kustaa Saksi
Kustaa believes that Finland is winning the next world cup. This is as impossible as a team of flies. We thought that this is Kustaa’s theme: about impossible things. By the way, Spain is winning the next world cup.

Mario Hugo
Mexico. 1986. Argentina versus England. Maradona tooks the ball in the middle of the field and after 60 meters he is able to score. The perfect play. Mario is showing us how to train to become a Maradona.

PMKFA
Micke is a fashonist. For him, what is relevant on the football are the goalkeeper’s gloves on a so 80s style.

Rinzen
A goalkeeper’s nightmare is a shoot straight to the goalmouth. And this is what the design is about: the prefect shoot.

Saiman Chow
Is the football unsuited to the psychedelia? Can a soccer ball open the doors of perception? Check Saiman’s illustration.

Silvia Prada
The football is about team, about being part of something, a fraternity, a big family. This is what Silvia’s drawing is about, friendship among men.

Syrup Helsinki
Three lines and a circumference. And that’s the basis of the soccer. Could it be more conceptual? We do not think so.

Universal Everything
Matt’s design is, as most on his works, surprising. What’s inside a ball? Check it yourself.

Vasava
On the football religion, a hooligan is a God. Oi!

William Chan/:Phunk Studio
They think that the best of the football are the player’s wives. We think that it’s a pretty difficult to wear t-shirt, but we really like the idea.