For this new issue of Letter from… column, we asked www.toonpool.com artist John Xagoraris about his life and begged for some photographs of his working place and the area he lives in – Syros, the greek island often refered as the “Queen of the Cyclades Aegean Archipelago ”. John had his cartoons published all over Greece since 1992. He likes playing music and believes in a happily ever laughter.
A promise to oneself - keep true to the dreams of youth
1. Which movie/tv character you see yourself as and why?
I see myself as Obelix (due to my overweight, appetite but good at heart, lovely and loving) and as Asterix (because despite of my fat I m so hyperkinetic doing things and running 24 hours a day non stop) …
2. Next plans or ideas?
To colour my dreams with a smile!
3. Your food today?
Fried chicken with rice.
4. Do you like your place or would you like to live somewhere else?
Could you think of a better place than an island?
View of the Aegean Sea just from John's window
Some snow in the palm trees of Syros
5. What was the huge mistake in your life you (unfortunately) never made?
Married to a beautiful young and rich blonde girl…are there any left?
6. Who are your neighbors?
People with courage and understanding who don’t get upset while I m practicing with my music band.
7. Tell me the shortest joke you know.
Crisis? What Crisis? This is the latest joke all over the world.
Favourite bar
Out with some friends
Sunny day worth spending it outside
8. Tell me the biggest prank you did on a friend.
During an interview on a local TV show, when it came to a late good old friend, I remembered our good times and let it roll.
9. How to ruin your vacation?
Vacations should never ever be ruined, but if so, I reconsider it for a better οππορτυνιτυ (opportunity).
Drawing with passion
Western John
10. In 1977 NASA has sent orbiters Voyager 1 and 2 into space which will never stop to fly through the universe by gravity. They contain the Voyager Golden Records with many testimonials of the whole mankind, greetings in 55 languages introduced by US president Jimmy Carter (“This is a present from a small, distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings….”). The Golden Records with a lifespan of 500 million years at least are including drawings of a naked man and woman, detailed genitalia, many scientific graphics, sounds of planet earth and music by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart – and Chuck Berry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3haYAbqKjA
Maybe aliens out there will be shocked in some million years! But in case such a NASA mission will be replayed: which (1) of your artworks should join it?
The collage I just did
He's from Mars, but she's from Venus
11. Please give us an answer to a question we didn’t ask!
No questions asked, no answers replied…
Credits to Nicoleta Ionescu for talking with John Xagoraris
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That picture with the Aegean sea almost in mist is just a dream ..
I like your humor, John .. and the comparison between you and Obelix .. Well, Obelix is a romantic able to swallow fifty boars with a good bonfire .. think you can overcome that challenge?
Good,congrats John and Niki!
Dear John,
congratulation for the interview by Toonpool!
I like your work and your work place. Greece is a verry beautiful country.
Congrats John and Niki!
Best regards