Cimmerrian

I was lucky enough to be able to interview the incredibly talented Yanmos ( Yannis ) who has turned out some of the most amazing activism designs here on the Bubble , if you take a look at the Most Popular Clothing of all time tab , you’ll be sure to see many of his amazing designs ! Please check out this interview ,and if you haven’t already , take a look at this talented artist’s gallery , you won’t be disappointed .

How does being a creative person and pursuing your creativity affect other aspects of your life?

I think most other activities in my life affect my creativity really & not creativity affecting my real life. I used to be a restive spirit from my early youth, for almost 10 years now I’m involved in some activism organization like greenpeace & actionaid(god-parent) & I like to do things for the public benefit. These things usually affect my creativity & “burn” my mind. To tell the truth after finishing my design school in 1991 here in Greece & Copenhagen in Denmark, I started to work in the Greek ministry of culture as designer & most of my creativity going there, in milimeter blocs with a lot of ancient drawings until November of 2006. I always remember wearing nice t-shirts(my favorite garment) with very nice designs & a lot of cool slogans. I remember a white shirt that said : “Absent Without Life” this was my favorite(bought in 1989). So back in November of 2006 I started to work in illustration first & other similar programs later, knowing nothing of graphic design, I spent a long time collecting tutorials from the internet & working in front of my pc for hours & hours, I started to draw my first design and here i am now.

Tell us about one person or moment that has made your time on redbubble particularly special or meaningful

Well i can’t name only one person because i have a lot of friends here & it will be unfair for some of them, but i remember the day that I found redbubble and fell in love with it. I made a short tour of the site & started immediately uploading some of my work knowing nobody here. After 2 or 3 uploadings I realized that my “think green live green” design was featured on the clothing bracket(still not knowing what that was ) & starting to get a lot of beautiful & very encouraging comments. A big smile appeared on my face, it was the day that i started making friends here!

Show & tell us about five works on redbubble that have moved or inspired you

I ‘ll begin with a friend that I have had here for a long time. Her name is Kimberly Hoffard!
“Insomniac”

Hi Kimb :)

The great Lyudmila!
“Snake woman”

No words for this man, Ronald Wigman!
“Burn Out”

Arteology is one of the greatest artists for me!
“Tree Be Me”

And finally rubyred, last but not least!
“Winds Of Change”

Love all his work !

Thanks Yannis for your time and a great interview !