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Fonk for Thoughts: Loesje
Loesje is an international girl, originally from the Netherlands, with friends and connections all over the world. Time for her 'Fonk for Thoughts'...
Poster: Loesje believes that everyone has something to say about the world we live in. Loesje spreads her ideas and thoughts through posters. Anyone is free to join in and help her in her work! BlogFonk: Who is Loesje? Loesje: I'm Loesje. A photo of me doesn't exists, my signature is my image. BlogFonk: Do you love your work? Why? Loesje: I couldn't imagine some other work. I travel around, meet friends, exchange ideas with friends who I meet and together with them I work on a world where people get appreciated by their creative expression and the optimal use of their own capacities rather than being economically valued. BlogFonk: What is Loesje all about? Loesje: I want people to get active, think and react on everything that happens around us. I believe that everyone has something to say about the world we live in. I mainly spread my ideas and thoughts through posters, short funny though critical one-liners. BlogFonk: Is there difference in mentality of creatives in the countries you've worked? Loesje: Sure there is, but often that has more to do with people not being used to express themselves in a creative way, either that it is less accepted in their culture/society and by that less respected to do so. When I give creative text writing workshops abroad, I notice that participants first have to get used to the kind of texts I make and the different ways how you can write them. In the end of the workshop, I'm always happily surprised to see the results. BlogFonk: What are the latest important developments you've noticed in design? Loesje: Well my posters are already for over 20 years the same. Simplicity is the power I use, just black on white posters, no funky designs or colors. It works since all others are using color in their designs. Rather than important developments in design, I've seen important developments in the way people show their designs and express their opinions. I'm talking about streetart. The public space, streets are more often used as an exhibition place for creativity and that is an important positive development. BlogFonk: Which project for a client are you most proud of? Loesje: I don't work for clients, I work with everyone that wants to express themselves in a creative way. This year I visited with friends most of the new EU countries to give creative text writing workshops. The project was called 'working towards the creative society'. In November I will publish a book about it with the title 'I entered the EU without traveling'. I'm proud of this project since I worked with over 600 creative minds in Europe on it. BlogFonk: If you'd be given the chance to do something over again, what would that be? Loesje: Well, I rather look forward instead of thinking what I would do again and that's what I will do. In September 2005 I will move to Berlin with some friends and from there we continue conquering the world, without weapons. BlogFonk: Finally, what is your motto, your 'Fonk for Thoughts' (inspriration to be creative)? Loesje: The world is too round to sit silently in the corner. |
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posted by BlogFonk: Thursday, September 09, 2004 [#]