How did you get started creating such beautiful Art?
LIBRE NFT on Foundation by Kostasskop
I started the journey self-taught. From my super hero friend in my early childhood to my lady friends. A big gap before art found me again.
I felt the need to explore new skills, seeking professional training eventually attending School of Fine Arts was the next step. It prepares young artists to take exams for the Fine Art University. I developed my skills. I learnt a lot about myself too. I remember myself holding a pencil and drawing since I was a child, creating whatever triggered my wild imagination. As the years went by and my pencil became a brush, a charcoal, a pen. The paper turned to a canvas and painting became a self-discovery journey.
What is the one thing you cannot live without?
I love travelling. Drawing and painting while listening to my favourite indie music. My dog Robbie and it’s crazy moments. Like the time that his tale jump into my colours and create it’s own paintings to the walls of my studio. They are still there. Running by the sea with my headphones.
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go?
Just before the pandemic I had booked a big trip in US but then I had to cancel it…. there are many places I want to visit, I have travel a lot but its never enough, I want to see every corner of the world.
What are your other passions besides art?
I love travelling. Drawing and painting while listening to my favourite indie music. My dog Robbie and it’s crazy moments. Like the time that his tale jump into my colours and create it’s own paintings to the walls of my studio. They are still there. Running by the sea with my headphones.
Also love good food!
Who is your favorite artist?
Sandra Chevrier and Chris Guest, considering them as the best out there.
Who is your favorite NFT artist and what piece of NFT art did you miss out on?
Yung Jake, his work with emojis is amazing! I love the way hes able to create art from emojis. Specifically, the Kurt Cobain and the Steve Jobs NFT that went for 50 ETH!
Do you make other forms of art?
I do experiment a lot …. I use vintage book pages, newspaper pages, fashion magazines pages even street posters. It’s mainly ink. Indian and sumi ink on vintage book pages or newspaper pages. Black and white. My favorite. Drawing with charcoal, acrylic paints, oil, mixing, exploring
Color is to break black and white.
Now I feel ready to experiment with digital art too.
My giclee prints limited edition series are a part digitally made.
How did you come up with your specific style?
Working on old book pages .Make the page my own canvas. A new story covers the old one, fulfilling or maybe changing the meaning. It depends on the viewer and his need to understand why.
News and stories. Woman jumping out of book pages bringing their own stories abroad in an urban-comic aesthetic.
I like the faces I see, how I can work on them. Do they inspire me? Of course then do. Inspiration lies within everything. A waitress in a two century bistro bar in Montmartre. A lady singer in a bridge in Prague. A girl smoking standing against a wall somewhere in East London. A graffiti in East Berlin. The woman standing next to me, the most fulfilling element of my life.
Every inspiration is a new journey. Every journey is a new challenge, a challenge I am always willing to take up.
Why women?
Their faces mirroring their emotions almost effortlessly. I capture the moment I want to keep. Do I portray my own likes and beliefs on them?
Maybe. A friend noticed that many have blue eyes. She asked me what does it mean. Is it my wife’s blue eyes? The contrast it creates with black? I have to think about it. I’m still discovering myself.
How has your style evolved over the years?
When I see a photo or something that intrigues me, an image starts flashing in my head. It has a crush effect, it swallows me defines my moves as the face starts to take shape.
After years of experimenting the comic book art collage and generally covering the background or the main theme with everything I found has been my art now.
