Solo Artistas / Artists Only

Ian Hawk sits with head curator and co-owner of Artquemy Gallery +Lab, BERNARDO SÁNCHEZ NAVARRO to discuss his roots in Mexico City, how his passion for art grew in his youth, and how going to boarding school in France changed his life.   Berny’s passion for curation and guiding artists in an expression of his deeper goal to make art more democratic and less elitist. There are many communities who...

Ian and Berny sit with designer and illustrator, Jor Ros to chat about his creative approach to his work, the influence of Japanese culture, and what it felt like when his first solo exposition at Artquemy  completely SOLD OUT in 48 hours after the inaugeration.  The depth, humor, and humility of Jor Ros cuts through when he speaks about painting within narrative arcs, the power of storytelling, a...

Ian Hawk and artist, Elina Cerla, converge to talk about the evolution of her artistic expressions moving from painting to drawing and the nuerocognitive phenomenon that is Aphantasia (which she possesses). We gain insight into Elina’s artistic process of destroying, building, questioning, and need for mark-making. Her brilliance on display, she also shares the magic and coherence of KAIROS, or th...

Ian and Berny sit with Abstact painter, Rocío Ruh to discuss her roots growing up in Argentina, the impact traveling has had on her journey, and the importance of being bored. In Rocío’s artistic project, known as Katharsis, we hear how she materializes her deepest expression through meditation and a state she only reaches in painting.  Ian and Berny get psyched out by the new yin-yang of Rocío’s...

Ian and Berny sit with Italian painter, Ciro Marra to explore his journey as an artist,  a peek into the inspiration of his childhood, and how he was an apprentice to a painter at the Vatican (which included living like a monk). We hear of the enlightment Ciro received after a severe health crisis, the symbolism behind ‘ladders’ in his paintings, and Ian and Berny discover Ciro’s hidden talents! E...

Ian Hawk connects with street artist and designer, URBAN FLOWERS, to explore his journey from Panama to Venezuela (when he was an architect) and how the Urban Flower and a new path in illustration was birthed during the COVID Pandemic . Urban Flowers shares  insights into his creative process, his love for climbing (which lead him to placing real pieces of art in "hard to reach places"),...

Ian Hawk sits with street artist, CAMIL ESCRUELA. Ian and Camil discuss his roots growing up in Catalonia, how he learned to paint by tagging Metro trains and then abandoning classic graffiti for logo graffiti to become one of the biggest muralist in Barcelona.  They will breakdown process, politics, who has had more influence on the art world (Pablo Picasso or Andy Warhol?), and Camil shares the...

Ian Hawk and Bernardo Sánchez-Navarro sit with Chilean visual artist and muralist, ALESSIA INNOCENTI. Like the fractals and multiplicity of colors present in her work, the conversation extends beyond painting. We discover Alessia’s roots in Chile, how she took her love for paint and geometric design to the streets of Barcelona, and how her work ethic was influence by her father who was a professio...

Ian Hawk sits down with Irish street artist, TINY, to share about her journey as artist. What it was like as a child going back and forth from America to Ireland, the struggles on being a school teacher in the past before becoming an artist, and how her character ITA was created during the Covid Pandemic. Tiny subconsciously created Ita to give a middle finger to the things in life that are out of...

The host of "Solo Artistas," Ian Hawk, shares how a "planned" trip to Japan in 2022, fatefully rerouted him to Barcelona, Spain. This trip lead him to opening a street art gallery with his business partner, Bernardo Sánchez-Navarro, which ultimately changed his life. Check out www.artquemy.com to meet our Global Artists IG: @artquemygallery

Ian Hawk sits with Catalan artist and architect, JUNCOSA. We explore Juncosa’s roots in Tarragona, how the COVID Pandemic opened his creative curiosity, and delve into his expressions of mosaics which can be found in the streets and structures of Barcelona and on canvases across the globe.  They engage in several projects Juncosa is developing for the city and its inhabitants and also speaks to th...