You buy a disgusting, graphic, beautifully detailed and gory t-shirt from your favorite brutal death metal band. You proudly wear the shirt to school/church and you are surprised at the lack of questions you get about it. People are too thrown off or possibly offended to look past what they perceive as gross and offensive. The art itself is under appreciated. This is brutal death metal. The art that goes along with it is beautiful and full of passion and hard work. This is the first interview in a series of artist interviews with the purpose to further expose these artists and show what they do. Please share!
Arvin Palma is a 22 year old Filipino who creates art under the name Tortured Palm Art.
"I do Artworks. T-shirt designs, Logo, Cover art.. as long as you trust me.. I will do my best!"
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Cerebral Reviewment- Hello Arvin, thanks for taking the time to talk with me! Could you please tell everyone a brief history of you and how you got into drawing?
Arvin Palma- FIRST OF ALL, GOOD DAY CEREBRAL REVIEWMENT! I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS INTERVIEW. AS I REMEMBERED SINCE I WAS A KID I ALREADY DREW BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR FUN. I WAS 6 WHEN I STARTED DRAWING CURVES AND LINES TO FORM SOMETHING FROM MY MIND. NOW MY WORKS ARE WAY DIFFERENT. IT’S NOW RELATED TO MY KIND OF MUSIC AND THAT’S BRUTAL DEATH METAL. AND THAT’S HOW I STARTED UNTIL TODAY. HOPE TO DO MORE SICK BRUTAL ARTWORKS AND IMPROVE MY SKILLS. ‘COZ IM STILL LEARNING.
The Gurchick Tree
CR- Have you always done brutal/gore art?
AP- TO BE HONEST I WAS JUST A YEAR OR TWO DOING ARTWORKS THAT’S WHY I ALWAYS GRAB EVERY OPPORTUNITY I GOT IF SOMEBODY WILL HIT ME UP FOR A DESIGN OR SOMETHING. I ALSO DRAW SATANIC ARTWORKS. I’M A FREELANCE ARTIST I DO ONLY BLACK AND WHITE I DO LOGOS AS WELL.
CR- What are some things that influence you while drawing?
AP- ABSOLUTELY YES! METAL MUSIC! BRUTAL, DEATH, GRIND, BLACK AND THRASH! AND ALSO SEEING THE WORKS OF MY FAVORITE ARTIST SUCH AS MIKE MAJEWSKI, MARK RIDDICK AND CHRIS MOYEN! THEY ARE MY INFLUENCES. ESPECIALLY, IN BLACK AND WHITE ART DEPARMENT.
CR- What is some of your favorite music to draw to?
AP- MOSTLY I DRAW ARTWORKS FOR BRUTAL BANDS WHEN I WAS STARTING. BUT NOW I DO SOME DARK AND SATANIC ARTWORKS. I’M NOT CHOOSY, AS LONG AS WE GET ALONG WELL AND THEY ARE INTERESTED WITH MY WORKS. AND WE WORK SMOOTH.
Sevared Records
CR- In your opinion, can brutal art ever go too far or be too gross?
AP- FOR SOME PEOPLE THIS KIND OF ART IS NOT ART AND THEY WILL JUST SAYS IT’S GROSS! NASTY! BUT FOR THOSE WHO REALLY APPRECIATE ART THESE KIND OF WORKS ARE AWESOME. MOSTLY MY PATRONIZERS ARE MY FRIENDS AND THE BANDS LOCAL AND FOREIGN. OH! MY MOM IS ONE OF MY GREAT FANS ALSO. LOL
CR- What is a favorite piece of yours?
AP- I REALLY LOVE EVERY PIECE I MADE. BECAUSE IT’S THE FRUIT OF MY HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO BRUTAL DEATH METAL. BUT IF I WAS TO CHOOSE MY ACES ARE THE ARTWORK FOR ATROCIOUS ABNORMALITY (STEVE GREEN OF COMATOSE MUSIC), DISFIGURED (TEXAS), AND MY VERY FIRST COVER ART SCREWROT (ISRAEL). FOR ME THOSE ARE MY BEST WORKS SO FAR!
Atrocious Abnormality
Disfigured
Screwrot
CR- Do you have a dream band that you have always want to draw for?
AP- OF COURSE I DO! I REALLY WANNA DO ART FOR MY FAVORITE BRUTAL BANDS: DEVOURMENT, ABOMINABLE PUTRIDITY, CONDEMNED, CEPHALOTRIPSY!
CR- I know the Philippines has a pretty good brutal death metal scene and the brutal art going along with all the music seems to be getting better and better. More less known artists are popping up all over the place. Are there a lot of artists doing this sort of art where you are?
AP- YEAH! BRUTAL DEATH METAL SCENE IS RISING NOW HERE IN PHILIPPINES AND I’M VERY GLAD FOR IT! LOTS OF SICK BANDS GETTING DISCOVERED. THERE ARE FEW ARTISTS I KNOW HERE. THE MOST KNOWN IS THE MIGHTY BIN BAUTISTA (BRAINDRAINED) AND MY HOMIE PRIX (PRIXTOI MADNESS ART) THEY ARE THE ONLY ARTIST I KNOW HERE. AND ALSO ME MYSELF! HAHA!
Autonomy
CR- Anything you would like to say to fans or aspiring artists?
AP- I WANNA SHOUT KEEP ON WORKING ON YOUR SHIT AND NEVER STOP THE DREAM! WORK HARD, PRACTICE, AND DEDICATION IN WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS REALLY THE KEY! I’M NOT THAT GOOD BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THESE THINGS TO THE ARTIST OUT THERE LIKE ME. KEEP IT BRUTAL MY FRIENDS!
LASTLY, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT INTERVIEW! I’M VERY GLAD FOR THIS! YOU GOT MY SUPPORT MAN. THANKS AGAIN AND CHEERS!
HORNS UP!!! \M/
CR- Thanks a lot man!
SUPPORT TORTURED PALM!
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