I create art because I am passionate about the power that is hidden in every work I paint—transformation, overcoming, salvation, and rebirth
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I really like graffiti, urban murals made with aerosol, where I can capture history and the invisible magic that surrounds everyday life. Each stroke is a way to give voice to what is not said, to transform common spaces into living stories, full of identity, memory and emotion. I paint to connect with people, so that each work breathes and tells something that transcends the visible
Where do you find inspiration?In the details of nature, plants, animals and everything that we usually overlook, I find an immense value. That awakens in me the desire to create, to resignify the everyday and give it a deeper meaning than it appears. Freezing moments in time, capturing its essence and transforming it into art is, for me, a way of eternalizing the invisible and connecting with the sensitivity that inhabits every moment.
What would you do with $25,000?I would like to have more tools to grow and professionalize my work. I dream of creating a space where young people learn to create and paint, finding a way away from the negative that the street offers. I want art to be a real alternative, a refuge and an opportunity. And as a sign of gratitude, make a mural of great symbolic value that represents this process and the impact of this call on my life and on the community.
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