Artist statement
I like to think about my art as fragments of wall. I find myself extremely inspired by any form of visual art in the streets. I consider street art as one of the purest and most sincere ways of expressing ourselves. It represents an urgent need to create and share something that will be given to the world immediately. What fascinates me the most is the cohabitation of dozens of artists’ voices on the same wall. Individual pieces of art that would never have existed in a common universe but on this specific space. Some of these have a strong political message, some are just celebrating love, some might not even have any meaning, and that is the absolute beauty of it. Because everything that you feel the need to say can come to life, and has a chance to be shared and seen.
I paint mostly on paper, I like how basic and natural it feels when I am starting a piece, just like a wall. I try to approach every painting without any fear of not doing it right and without any pressure. My paper is my playground and I intend to keep in there all my sketches, studies, first ideas, rectifications; co-existing all together on a tangible shared space.
I have no limits because I can re-invent myself as much as I want. I am a multitude of artists at the same time. I don’t need/want to stick with any style or way of doing. Every spark of idea is given a chance to live. My work "Reception or interference?" is a great example of this multitude of ideas co-existing. A pencil sketch of a statue's head, delicate flowers painted, approximate abs drew with oil pastels, eyes marks made with charcoal... Nothing's coherent, but everything makes sense.
"Reception or interference?"
Mixed media on paper - 100cm x 70cm
I was living in Valencia Spain for the past few months. This environment built me as an artist. Living in El Carmen, a neighborhood known for its street art, gifted me with so much inspiration and ideas. You can find a lot of my art inspiration just by going on a stroll in the streets of Valencia. This place also gave me my first exhibitions and my first clients. As I keep Valencia as a truly special place in my heart, I am now moving on in my artistic journey. I am back in New York, in the city where I first considered myself as an artist, ready to open a new chapter of creating art, meeting new people, discovering new inspiration and exhibiting new pieces.