Santiago Bara is an artist from Spain who creates aesthetically pleasing illustrations as a commentary on modern life. In a previous interview, Santiago revealed that he started making these “little cartoons” as practice for more serious jobs. Unexpectedly, they’ve evolved into something bigger than that and now the artist has more than 6k followers on Instagram!
Santiago’s creations attract attention with their simplicity and accurate depiction of the present-day world. He makes people laugh highlighting the absurd elements of today’s society and we can’t wait for you to see these illustrations yourselves! So, scroll down for some good humor and make sure to check out part 1 to have a complete view of what Santiago’s art is all about.
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Bored Panda got in touch with Santiago to get to know more about him and his creative process. The artist shared that he has drawn for as long as he can remember. According to Santiago, this form of expression comes most naturally to him. But he finds any form of art interesting, even if he has no talent for it. “The comic itself is a kind of meeting of several arts that suits someone who’s not excellent at any one of them separately, but decent enough in the combination of each.”
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We asked the artist about where he gets inspiration for his comics. He replied that he is not particularly inspired by other comics. “Most of the ideas come from the real world, from contacts with people. That’s inexhaustible. Apart from that, what I find fascinating, and it leaves me thoughtful for a long time, is books of essays on subjects like the brain, artificial intelligence, the universe, or sociology, for example. Something like Brian Greene’s books, which I love because they explain very complicated topics to dumb people like me.”
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The part that Santiago enjoys the most about the creative process is the inking, because “at that point, the intellectual work of writing and composition is over, and it’s just a matter of doing a nice manual job. Not thinking is undervalued.”
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According to Santiago, people react to his works differently. “I understand that maybe it’s not for everybody and some people don’t get in. Some are a bit harsh. One thing I’ve noticed is that cartoons about romantic relationships don’t usually generate controversy, but as soon as the subject matter approaches, even if only glancingly, politics, people can’t contain their tribalism. They suddenly become unable to see these cartoons as a metaphor, as if they were real. They take it too seriously.”
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“I’m still in awe by the fact that I can come up with something that makes me laugh one morning, make the cartoon during the day, publish it in the afternoon, and someone in any corner of the planet sees it, identifies with it, and finds it funny. And if it can resonate with them for a while, even better.”
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