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Exploring the mind and habits of an artist in twenty-five questions
I was four-years-old. According to my dad, I would draw all over the walls. On the patches of cement around the plumbing, I would notice variations within their gray tonality that revealed humanoid forms.
My grandfather was a well-known sculptor in South America, so it was easy for my parents to understand the connection. It skipped a generation, as they say.
Alberto Giacometti and Oscar Niemeyer.
Goya.
Anything on pre-Columbian art or Greek mythology.
Perseverance and the acceptance of error without self-judgment.
Yes, I draw first and write after.
Museo Giacomo Manzù in Ardea, Italy.
Goya’s Graphic Imagination at The Met.
A combination of sociologist and anthropologist.
My father and mother plus number of artists from the Art Students League of New York.
Philosophy and French.
Goya’s work, as a whole, because of how its reflects the anthropological and physiological circumstances of his time.
Soccer and biking. Both offer me another level of observation in which to see the world.
I listen to music not only in my studio but also everywhere else.
I don’t do galleries; I prefer the outside surroundings.
The Incas in South America believe in Pachamama as the great creator. Mother Nature is the underrated artist to us human beings and especially to me. She is like all the artists and common artisans who quietly work and move, inspiring others.
Bronze, wax, paper, wood.
I am constantly moving, so its inevitable to create or conjure ideas, words, or theories that I sketch on any surface.
After my father’s death, I took a job for three years navigating on a ship as crew member during which time I drew and wrote, while sailing the ocean and stopping at different ports.
Nothing, and with no pressure, I allow myself to enjoy many other activities.
What is the relationship between humans and with their surroundings?
Perseverance.
Full communication.
The best thing about social media is that it gives artists a line of direct communication with their audience. In some ways, it skips the need of the gallery, which could potentially result in more direct opportunities, exposure, and financial benefit.
Selection of stories, guides, and more from the League.
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