We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Tyler Aguilar. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Tyler below.

Tyler, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

I realized at a very young age that I could create and conceptualize things with my own unique ideas & characters. I was inspired by my uncle & my cousins. They had this amazing drive to constantly create something and I saw how anyone could become a successful artist with the right practice.

Around 3rd grade, I ended up transferring to a school that took in kids with “talents” mine happening to be art. I had lots of opportunities to draw in school, in my free time and even when someone was talking. This served as a reflection to my personal life.

I consistently created concepts for my own monsters and shoes and video games and more, through drawings that resembled character sheets I would see in between manga pages from Shonen Jump.
I did this in & out of school on anything I could draw on.

Middle school served as a place for me to really collect my ideas and interest as my artistic expressions became much more complex. It was at this time I would start brainstorming what I wanted my personal brand/logo/image to look like. once I was able to create something I felt truly resonated with me, I owned that image and sought out to perfect it.

My idols were Mangakas and skateboarders as well as rappers, artists & rockstars.
Once it clicked, I started selling my designs on clothes and paintings in high school. I would make something whenever I had the opportunity. I created my pathway off of the simple idea that I would work my ass off to continually evolve as an artist. Thats my pursuit. Creative growth & freedom.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

My name is Tyler Aguilar, and I create art under the alias “Crispysz”. I create art in the form of clothing, paintings, illustration, design etc, that serve as a window into my personal interest, style, feelings and ideologies, as well as the collective beliefs from people that inspire me. However, for the sake of keeping things simple, I am an artist. I create many worlds, however my main point of interest is a character I call “Heartboy”.

His world and his image is a depiction of pieces of my life, as well as things that inspire and interest me.
The main idea is to convey the many ideas of love through this character. I put him on everything.
I seek to use his image as a mascot for a positive lifestyle & inspiration for greater love.

I create concepts and products that people can identify with.
Ive done a lot of networking, traveling and adventuring that has allowed me to share my art in many different spaces, with many different people. I just put myself out there.

I have worked with many companies to bring a stylistic approach to their brand and products
I like to believe a “Crispysz/Heartboy” product or service brings a very niche style to the table.

I’ve also worked with the museums in my city a handful of times for events, art discussions and more in the pursuit of one day having my artworks displayed in those facilities.

I like to make things that push love in its many infinite forms.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

For me, the most rewarding aspect of being an artist is sharing your work with others. To be able to gain a perspective of your work from other angles is pretty awesome.

It’s a social act as well. I like when I can connect or relate to someone through my own creative pursuits. I want to bring us all together.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

I believe a lot of “non-creatives” and people who haven’t had the opportunity to deeply explore art, can often times view art as automatic without really seeing the individuals work that goes into your art.

They may just not understand why your art is so special . And while that can be daunting to think about, it’s also a really cool thing because you have the opportunity to serve an impactful explanation to them about the creative journey.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.Heartboy.Us
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crispysz