Scrapbook Notebook Series Scrapbook #4 | Page 52

interview with an illustrator Vincent Vigla The Paris based illustrator reveals the story of his family origins and artistic educatio n in France and Germany . . . u SB What drew you to illustration? Vincent: My father was a photographer so I grew in an environment in which pictures have a great place. By 13 I was in love with André Franquin’s work and had decided to become an Illustrator. u SB Do you have any formal design training? Vincent: A diploma with distinction from the ESAG-Penninghen Graphic Arts school in Paris. Through the Erasmus program, I went to the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin for few months, where I attended illustration courses by Hennig Wagenbreth. u SB Where are you from? Vincent: In Normandy with a family name which seems to come from Norway, Estonia or Greece. My ancestors were probably merchants who came with the Malta Knights who founded an hospital in my city in Normandy in the twelfth century. u SB Where do you live now and what drew you there? Vincent: In the 14th Arrondissement of Paris, an old artistic quarter of Paris near Montparnasse where a lot of American artists stayed between the two World Wars. u SB Describe your studio. Vincent: A large square room in my flat with good light and mountains of papers and books. u SB 162