Antonio Valenzuela
ANDALUCÍA
Title: “The force of nature”.
Technique: gouache and acrylic.
Inspiration
“I wanted to compare the dress with a stone column whose shaft is slowly being colonized by organic elements. I wanted to represent nature’s struggle and perseverance. The tenacity that enables a weed to ultimately defeat other materials, like asphalt or steel, over time.
I have used is gouache and acrylic, creating an ascending composition, playing around with organic and geometric shapes in a surreal way, using some key elements of Gaudí, such as the modular design of the tiles, the Sagrada Familia, the salamander or the eye. All interpreted with the intensity of color so typical of his architecture”.
Work
BIO
Antonio Valenzuela, Spanish illustrator, born in Cordoba in 1981. Throughout his career he has worked for the most important national and international fashion brands, such as Zara, Dolce & Gabbana or Casablanca, among others. He has collaborated with the recording industry, publishing houses, he has created posters for film and has worked in product design.
His latest drawings express, through realism, everyday objects with great intensity of color. He is inspired by objects worn down after years of use. He perfects his technique, moving from black and white pencil to watercolor and gouache, where he gives more importance to realism and color. He is currently collaborating as an illustrator in different projects with Jazmín Chebar, Argentina, and Nadia Zein.
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