Warm individualism

I have done many kinds of jobs.

The need to earn money 
should be separate from the passion that is art.

I am sure that even if I would change my job tomorrow, 
for need of profit,

I would continue to paint for myself.

It’s something that I need, 
something that I do apart from anything.

The five years of art school 
were more of a technical experience
than an emotional one.

Something happened to me in Bali.
I can’t describe [what it was].

I got self confidence… 
It was something 
that made me feel
that I wanted to express myself.

In the first years I was very attracted
to the strong Hinduism.
During my  first years as an artist,

I also experienced a period
when I felt I was doing what the market wanted him
to do rather than what I did.

It was the beginning, 
the first contact with the art markets…

I had an exhibition 
and I felt I wasn’t an artist anymore.
The long process of the paint to get dry 
gave me the chance to change my mind. 

 

In action painting, however, 
he gained the balance of control 
and unpredictability he desired.

One thing that might not change 
is his place of comfort.

I need to make my mind free 
to explore new things.
Art is supposed to be communication.

It should not be in my room.

It should be reinterpreted.

So I am happy when I close my eyes 
and I think about all my paintings in different houses,
different families.

I hate when people buy
or choose an artwork from me 
to match the sofa.