We would like you to meet Diego Candia Cobian, an illustrator, whose surrealistic collages have made it to the numbers of fashion magazines, and whose style is to once see and never forget.
When I was a child I loved any kind of illustrated storybooks, I had like 10 versions of Cinderella with artworks of different artists. Then I study graphic design at the college and I discover that I can do illustrations for living. Then I figured out that I love music and fashion and I wanted to bring some art on them, so I went on those directions and those are the both industries that I work actually.
It’s so difficult to share, when I’m doing an artwork, I feel that I’m into a bubble and nobody can take me out of there. I let my hand and mind flow, because when I think so much about it, my head gets blocked.
My mind it’s always creating things, I’m a very visual guy, so if you tell me something I start immediately to see visions on my head of how I see your words and when I’m with anxiety that’s bigger. I felt that fear when I was really tired, but I listen some music and my head started to work again.
I love people eyes, of all the colors and shapes, I love how we can express with our eyes, sometimes speaks before the mouth and that’s why I used them so much. Sometimes I use catholic elements, because I was in a catholic school when I was a child and i had tons of questions that my teachers never knew how to answered me. I love big hairs, lips and how the body can express things using the arms.
I don’t know so much about NFT, I would love to study more of them to have an opinion.
I would love to read more about it to have a real opinion, but everything that is an advance for the society, I’m into it.
Yes, I recently launched my first T-Shirts collection in a retail store. I was so happy to bring my art to more people. Last year I launched my first fashion illustrations book and It was all about paper dolls, so I designed all the outfits of the characters of the book. I really love fashion, I love express how I feel on what I wear, I had some projects on my mind, I would love to have my own fashion collection soon.
It’s all about flow and doing whatever you want to show to the people. There’s no ugly art, there’s no bad or good form to create, it’s something you decide, how you express your feelings. Work hard and don’t give up, maybe you will hear a ton of “NO’s” but you must keep working until you make it.
I’m working doing my own editorials for social media, but soon I will start working on my second book and I’m working on my next exhibition. Maybe for March or April. Stay tuned on my social media guys! (*Editor’s note: currently Diego’s social profile is blocked, and we’re seeking his comeback as much as you do after reading this interview)
