{"id":55372,"date":"2019-03-27T17:59:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T21:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/?p=55372"},"modified":"2019-08-15T16:36:46","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T20:36:46","slug":"personal-space-louis-deguzman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/personal-space-louis-deguzman\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Space: CHI | Louis De Guzman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note: For this installment of Personal Space\u2014StockX\u2019s intimate look at the spaces that inspire our favorite creatives\u2014we talk to visual artist and creator <a href=\"http:\/\/www.louisdeguzman.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louis De Guzman<\/a> in his hometown city of Chicago, IL.\u00a0Read up.\u00a0(Note: This interview has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55616\" src=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PS_LOUIS_HEADER_v2-copy.jpg\" alt=\"StockX_Image\" width=\"4480\" height=\"6708\" \/>Despite obtaining new levels of success and notoriety in 2018, Louis De Guzman&#8217;s Personal Space is all about his team, his city, and his background. We met up with the Chicago artist and creator at his manager&#8217;s apartment on the Southwest side to talk about how this space fosters his growth, the importance of staying true to Chicago, and a sneak peek at what&#8217;s next.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie Kassab, STOCKX: \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can you introduce yourself? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis De Guzman:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> My name is Louis De Guzman. I am a visual artist and creator from Chicago, Illinois. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Can you give us a quick rundown of where we\u2019re at right now? What is this space that we\u2019re in?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We&#8217;re here in our HQ, it&#8217;s actually my manager Austin&#8217;s apartment, but this is our team\u2019s personal space. This is where we hang. Kick it. Meet. Get work done. Play Mario Kart and have fun. Just really be about our business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2018 was such a massive year of growth and redefinition for you as an artist &#8211; it&#8217;s been super interesting to see how your work has evolved into that self-defined geometric\/abstract space. What really pushed you to hit reset and go into this head-on?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was me kind of honing in on my style, and having Austin Neely and Bradley Butchko cornering me and saying this could be more. We always talk about new mediums and one day I told them I really wanted to do sculptures. I kept saying it. I\u2019m very persistent on what I want to do. Austin found a guy that could help us get started. I was like, let\u2019s test it! It was brewing. While we were working on it, I just kept thinking that this was going to be insane. We kept saying everyday, \u201cthis is going to change everything.\u201d What everyone saw at ComplexCon in November, before any of the other big press, we knew it was going to shift a lot of things for us, and for myself as an artist. Last year was all about stepping out of my comfort zone and really expanding the mediums &#8211; doing everything from installations, prints and 2D, to digital renderings and product design. Turning my skillset into full-time artistry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55638\" src=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8759-Edit.jpg\" alt=\"StockX_Image\" width=\"8257\" height=\"6252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8759-Edit.jpg 8257w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8759-Edit-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8759-Edit-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8759-Edit-1100x833.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8759-Edit-832x630.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 8257px) 100vw, 8257px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Your sculpture work was a huge turning point &#8211; that\u2019s such a traditional medium for so many people. When people hear \u201csculpture,\u201d they think marble, antiquity, Renaissance. With you specifically sitting at such an interesting intersection of fine art and streetwear culture, especially with your history with RSVP Gallery &#8211; do you feel that benefits you or is it a hindrance? As far as straddling that line between the two worlds. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t think it holds me back, it definitely benefits me to step forward across that line because we live in an age where everything is available within the palm of your hand. Instagram wasn\u2019t around when we were first creating. It was really just us showing up to spots, walking endlessly to Fulton Market and showing people my work in a little portfolio book. Now you post one thing and the response is, \u201cwow, this is art.\u201d People appreciate it. When we saw the turnover initially, we were like \u201cthis is going to be something.\u201d This digital media age &#8211; it\u2019s all we got.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55619\" src=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PS_LOUIS_1.jpg\" alt=\"StockX_Image\" width=\"4480\" height=\"5670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PS_LOUIS_1.jpg 4480w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PS_LOUIS_1-300x380.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PS_LOUIS_1-768x972.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PS_LOUIS_1-1100x1392.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PS_LOUIS_1-607x768.jpg 607w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PS_LOUIS_1-498x630.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4480px) 100vw, 4480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seems like with \u201cElevate,\u201d that\u2019s such a topical pop culture piece that people can immediately connect with the concept, regardless of their experience with art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yeah, it\u2019s not just connecting with those familiar or unfamiliar with pop culture, but also bringing them into a fine art experience. I\u2019m all about what can we do to curate a space to bring people together. The way that the team sees it, we like to welcome everybody. Fans of fine art. Fans of pop culture and streetwear. Mesh the worlds together, have people escape and be happy. Enjoy themselves for that very moment. Connecting people. That\u2019s what I see through my work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Talking about your creative process in general, when you\u2019re working on something completely new, how do you get started? Do you have any creative rituals that are super important to your process? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My creative rituals\u2026 I just go for it. As a kid, you\u2019re always drawing and you\u2019re always concentrating so hard. You just want to scrap that piece of paper because you\u2019re like, \u201cOh, I can\u2019t get this.\u201d I\u2019ve learned to just let it free-flow. Now it\u2019s just embedded in me where I wake up in the morning, get my oatmeal in, my coffee and then I text these fools on our group chat like, \u201cWhatup, what\u2019s good for the day?!\u201d Same thing, everyday. I\u2019m energized. What I\u2019ve learned as an artist is to not think too hard and just have fun with it. Always remembering where I came from and what brought me to this point. That\u2019s my process &#8211; this is my little zen zone. I just clear my head and get down to it. Get the music going. Get the pencil going. Get my laptop going. Just go. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55860\" src=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sadfdsadaafdsafsd.jpg\" alt=\"StockX_Image\" width=\"6836\" height=\"7381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sadfdsadaafdsafsd.jpg 6836w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sadfdsadaafdsafsd-300x324.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sadfdsadaafdsafsd-768x829.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sadfdsadaafdsafsd-1100x1188.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sadfdsadaafdsafsd-711x768.jpg 711w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sadfdsadaafdsafsd-583x630.jpg 583w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sadfdsadaafdsafsd-741x800.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6836px) 100vw, 6836px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve mentioned in past interviews that you define your work as a collision of past and present. Especially being a 2nd generation American, how does that translate into your space? How do you honor those roots while looking forward to the future of you as your own person and own artist?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I\u2019m all about family. It\u2019s all about my past. A lot of my art has derived from my childhood, especially from my mother taking me to craft shows with her. She\u2019d be the only Filipino-Asian woman there. I was exposed to a lot of intricate patterns, pillows, and textures. My mom would do custom ribbons and all that. It just stuck with me. I just loved those details. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think that\u2019s what transitioned from my past to my present. To where I can share those memories I had, and those feelings I had as a child, but now as an adult in the art world.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For us, it\u2019s a story. Where we started and where we\u2019re at now, and how I can progress and transition to really broadcast that story louder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A lot of your work is so layered, especially with your signature colors and perfect symmetry &#8211; does that balance translate into your personal life too? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I\u2019m not insane *laughs.* It\u2019s like a high for me. It\u2019s a natural high. For me, it gives me this feeling of like how I act in the everyday world. Right now, speaking with you and having the team here &#8211; it\u2019s how I interact with people. I\u2019m a very open person. I love learning about people, off the jump. For me, when I create those abstract patterns, and the layered things &#8211; it\u2019s like the layered memories I have.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My sculpture that we released is called \u201cElevate,\u201d because I was able to take what I learned and what I\u2019ve gone through over the years in my personal life through art and design. Through wins and losses I was able to lift myself up, work with amazing people, and we were able to elevate ourselves to the next platform of what it means to be coming out of Chicago. What it means to be an artist. What it means to be here for your community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55842\" src=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A9164-Edit.jpg\" alt=\"StockX_Image\" width=\"4480\" height=\"6103\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: As a solo artist with a rapidly growing list of clients and collaborations, how important has your team been to you? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I don\u2019t want to be cheesy but there\u2019s no I in team. *laughs* They\u2019re my brothers. They mean so much to me. We\u2019re always together. We\u2019re always talking about what the next thing is. I want to surround myself with those who believe in themselves more than they believe in me, because that means they\u2019re in it to win it too. We just want to keep winning together. We want to share these memories and moments. 20 or 30 years from now it\u2019s like, \u201cMan, you remember that one time we showed up at ComplexCon with a sculpture?\u201d At the end of the day, it\u2019s important because you can\u2019t get anything done without a team. You can\u2019t get anything done without your friends. The most beautiful thing is being able to establish something with your homies, guys that have been with you through thick and thin, and being able to win together. Making a moment and establishing a movement for our beliefs and our city. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: You\u2019re from Chicago, you\u2019ve lived in LA, and have been traveling a ton. With the global art world and your own experience expanding so much across that market, why come back to Chicago? What does this place bring to your work and your process that LA or NY don\u2019t? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Man, Chicago\u2019s where my family came from the Philippines. They came here to escape. They came here for a better life. They came here in search of what the American dream was in the 80\u2019s. They had me here and I grew up not really knowing my background. I remember my father always driving me to the city and I would always see the skyline. Growing up in the suburbs, we\u2019d just go on 290 and come up to the city. These big buildings would just rise up. That always evoked a feeling in me. I remember working as a stock boy with Oscar Castillo from Modern Notoriety. I would always meet the guys driving up in my minivan because I had no whip yet. *laughs* Just seeing those buildings rise up, it gave me goosebumps every time. There\u2019s something so special about this city. It literally just skyrockets your inspirations, your motivation, makes you want to rise up to the challenge and kind of be your own person and be somebody. Chicago breeds a lot of champions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55845\" src=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pS-LSDF.jpg\" alt=\"StockX_Image\" width=\"4480\" height=\"4640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: What\u2019s your history with Fulton Market?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fulton Market is where I got my first start as a designer in Chicago. I was a freshman at Columbia College. This guy <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pan Hompluem, who owns a restaurant in Chicago called Low Country, gave me my first <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">job as a designer. I was that young kid with a fake ID who went to a club with my brother and his friends. They introduced me to him and he was like, \u201cAre you a designer?\u201d I&#8217;m like, \u201cYeah.\u201d He goes, \u201cAlright cool. Meet me at my spot on Fulton.\u201d He had a shoe store back in the day. I didn\u2019t know my way around the city. I literally walked from Columbia College to Fulton Market. If you guys know that distance, it was nuts. It\u2019s far. It\u2019s far as hell. I met him there and he gave me my first shot. He was like, \u201cI want to see what you can do.\u201d From there, that\u2019s when it really started for me. He gave me an opportunity where I met other people. I met Easy Otabor who owns Infinite Archives &#8211; me and him go way back. Easy called me one day and said they were looking for a freelance graphic designer at RSVP Gallery. From there, I met everybody. I met Austin and we all started working together. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fulton is just very historical for me because not only did we start there, we\u2019ve been able to have shows there. We had something at The Dalcy last year and also had my latest solo show there, In Between The Lines, which meant a lot. It\u2019s crazy coming back to do your thing where you started. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: How important is it for you to stay true to Chicago in that hometown vibe and give back to the community?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It\u2019s super important &#8211; I\u2019m always going to see myself as that young kid. That young adult looking up to guys like Don C, Virgil Abloh, Hebru Brantley, and Chance The Rapper. As someone who\u2019s a minority, I want to be the next advocate as an Asian-American to show my culture, my friends, my family, and my peers that you can do what you want. You can really pursue your passion. You can really flex your dreams as long as you stick to it and be cutthroat about it. Just wake up everyday and say, \u201cAlright, I\u2019m gonna seize it, I\u2019mma do it. We\u2019re going to show up.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55848\" src=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/asdasdf.jpg\" alt=\"StockX_Image\" width=\"5231\" height=\"4100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/asdasdf.jpg 5231w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/asdasdf-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/asdasdf-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/asdasdf-1100x862.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/asdasdf-804x630.jpg 804w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/asdasdf-1021x800.jpg 1021w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5231px) 100vw, 5231px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: When you really look at how many great artists are coming out of this city, it feels like everyone keeps coming back here. There\u2019s that hometown hero aspect. It feels like it\u2019s either an undercurrent of the city or it\u2019s the people coming out of here realizing how much the city has shaped them and their work. Do you feel like that same kind of thing resonates with you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I really do. It\u2019s home. It\u2019s where we grew up. It\u2019s like seeing all of these other guys, women, legends, everybody just rising up to the occasion above and beyond the city. It just motivates us to do more. Every time Austin, Brad and I speak, they\u2019re always like \u201cthis is beyond Chicago.\u201d We gotta go beyond our city. That makes us bring the trophies back home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What characteristics make up that Chicago-bred creative scene?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Cutthroat. Confident. Humble. Outspoken about what they do and want to give back to the community.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being a Chicago creative is about having a lot of pride, not just about what you do, but where you came from, your background, and standing up for your beliefs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55850\" src=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8687-Edit.jpg\" alt=\"StockX_Image\" width=\"4480\" height=\"6720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8687-Edit.jpg 4480w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8687-Edit-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8687-Edit-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8687-Edit-1100x1650.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8687-Edit-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8687-Edit-420x630.jpg 420w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/643A8687-Edit-533x800.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4480px) 100vw, 4480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: What\u2019s next for you? Is there anything crazy we don\u2019t know about? We need to hear about your upcoming solo international show!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Man, we have two things that I can\u2019t mention now on this interview. We\u2019re super excited. You can ask Austin himself. He\u2019s getting like 50 or 60 calls a day from me. Texting Brad everyday. I\u2019m very persistent, like when can we announce this? When can we do it? So we\u2019re really excited about a few things coming up, which you guys will see soon. My first international show is March 31st. It\u2019s in my motherland, the Philippines, where my family is from. It\u2019s been a dream to do a solo show internationally. \u00a0We\u2019ve done so many here and it\u2019s very humbling, but to be granted access and for them to be like \u201cHey, we want to invite you to a gallery in Manila\u201d was like, wow this is crazy. It\u2019s more than us just going there, spending time together and broadcasting the art more and showing our work. For me, it\u2019s more about my family. I have a lot of family, a lot of cousins who are my age, aunts, and uncles who have never stepped foot on U.S. soil because they don\u2019t have the means to. They don\u2019t have their papers and they can\u2019t make it here. Knowing I can have this show there and invite them as my special guests, it just means the world to me. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lizzie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: That\u2019s a whole new definition for personal space. You\u2019re going there and creating a space for them to experience your work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Louis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Yeah, my personal space is not just us hanging out in one area. My personal space is the city. It\u2019s where I travel. It\u2019s everyone around me that I meet. Everything I experience. That is my personal space because it motivates me. It gives me a memory to take back when I go back home to create.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.louisdeguzman.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louis De Guzman<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/louisdeguzman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@louisdeguzman<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: For this installment of Personal Space\u2014StockX\u2019s intimate look at the spaces that inspire our favorite creatives\u2014we talk to visual artist and creator Louis De Guzman in his hometown city of Chicago, IL.\u00a0Read up.\u00a0(Note: This interview has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.) 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