Get Your Art On
Sydney
born
creative
George
Vargas
(also
known
as
Orion)
has
worked
as
an
Advertising
Creative
Director/Senior
Art
Director
for
16
years.
He’s
worked
in
Sydney,
Brisbane,
Singapore,
Malaysia,
Dubai,
Saigon,
Berlin
and
Lima.
He
has
collected
a
vast
number
of
advertising
creative
awards
at
Cannes,
London
Internationals,
One
Show
USA,
Singapore
Circle
and
Award
Australia.
His
illustration
work
has
been
published
by
Gestalten
in
Paris,
New
York,
Milan
and
Berlin.
His
painting
and
drawing
began
12
years
ago.
He
is
deeply
inspired
by
the
photography
of
Richard
Avedon,
Ellen
Von
Unwerth,
Irving
Penn,
David
Lachapelle
and
Mario
Testino.
The
painters
he
loves
are
Pablo
Picasso,
Salvador
Dali,
Francis
Bacon
and
Gustav
Klimpt.
He
adores
the
fashion
design
of
John
Galliano,
Alexander
McQueen
and
Jean
Paul
Gaultier.
His
philosophy
is
simply
follow
what
ever
captures
your
excitement.
His
taste
directly
connects
him
to
his
soul.
He
has
the
ability
to
feel
the
soul
of
his
subjects
by
simply
studying
a
photograph.
He
also
believes
that
a
drawn
line
carries
more
information
than
a
written
one.
If
you’de
like
to
collaborate
with
him
you
can
contact
him
at:
[email protected]
To
view
his
illustration
portfolio
go
to:
http://georgevargas.webs.com/illustration.htm
060 Aerolite magazine june 2015