By Alex Pascual
As a child, I grew up surrounded by art books. My dad used to buy those big books with plenty of big names like Picasso, Matisse, Bonnard, Lautrec, Degas, Bacon, Schiele, Klimt... I was especially fascinated by how they worked with human figures, the colours, the gestures, and the psychology behind that frozen-in-time moment. As soon as possible, I started attending a live drawing session at the Cercle Artistic of Sant Lluc in Barcelona. I spent thousands of hours sketching models. I was fascinated by the body rhythms, muscular tensions, harmony, and the beauty behind that simple and minimalistic scene. Little by little, my pencils started guiding me beyond. I started feeling comfortable with my ability to capture the scene, and then I began to create my point of view. Perspectives started being broken, the intensity of lines appeared and disappeared, and I started having focal points. When I draw, I always try to give something further from reality.
What was the inspiration for your creative work?
My inspiration comes from my everyday life. How can I use normal things to transform them into something else, something more. Drawing allows me to explore this domestic world wherever I live; I need to carry some pencils and paper. I like drawing simplicity and immediacy. Sometimes, one of your drawings attempts to cross a line, and this normality becomes something different, something that can grab people's attention. Then, this familiar world becomes something magical.
