High Artist Spotlight - Patricio Clarey

Patricio Clarey was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He graduated in Fine Arts at the university of Martin A Malharro, specializing in Illustration and Graphic Design. Shortly after, he moved to Barcelona, Spain, where he worked as a conceptual artist and art director of a medieval history magazine and as a book cover illustrator. He published 3 personal graphic novels, 2 personal art books and he is an artist for Illozoo International Agency.
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He made this piece [Flow] for a big personal project he is working on now. He found much symmetry between the theme from High Art 2020 [MAGIC] and his purpose in illustration, so he created a piece that works as a bridge to connect his ideas.
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We recently asked Patricio some questions about his inspirations:
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Q: Where do you find your creative inspiration?
A: "In altruistic desires."
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Q: Why do you do what you do?
A: "It is my nature and purpose."
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Q: What art/artist do you most identify with?
A: " Gustavo Doré. "
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Q: What role does an artist have in society?
A: " Entertainment, so far. "
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Q: What is your artistic outlook on life?
A: " Don´t waste the time you have. "
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Q: What is your dream project?
A: " Buy a mountain and make giant sculptures about life, to offer inspiration and motivation to the world, and to new generations of artists. To be able to create a geographical place in the world that is a place of art and not a country.
But for now, I am satisfied with the art book I am creating. It will be almost like a little tiny printed mountain.
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