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Spooky Art Season: Marcelo Suaznabar and his fantastic creatures
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Marcelo, can you tell us about your path to being an artist?
My path to being an artist started when I was 16 years old. I travelled to the colonial city Potosi, with my father and brother. There, I discovered the colonial art of Bolivia in the museums and chapels. This sparked my attention to become an artist. Coming back from the trip, I started using oils for the first time, and I started my creation based on. My interpretations of the religious artwork that I saw in Potosi.
How did you find and develop your personal aesthetic?
The development of my aesthetic occurred over time, as it is not something pre-established or intentionally directed. This is due to gradually incorporating new characters. I avoid sudden or forced changes, so that my work maintains certain elements that are repeated over many years.
Talk us through your fantastical beings. How did they originate?
These beings have originated very spontaneously for me, as I explored and transformed animals to have human features or vice versa, in very unreal circumstances. My imagination during the thought process plays an important role in free action. I like to explore fantastical and unreal worlds – all of my characters are a product of my flowing creativity.
Choose one painting from your work that is most special to you and explain your choice.
A special piece that I made is called “Últimos Minutos”, ( Last minutes) which is made of 8 paintings joined together. I created this piece in 1999 for the II Bienal de Porto Alegre in Brazil. This piece was challenging because of its dimension and its complicated composition – every panel was 120×90 centimetres. I painted one by one and I haven’t seen the finished product with all 8 panels joined together, until it was exhibited in the National Museum of Art in La Paz, Bolivia.
What does your "art" mean to you?
At the age of 16, you had already begun exhibiting your work without a formal art education. But later you still completed an art course at the Catholic University in Santiago. Do you believe it’s important for an artist to have the basic studies in art? Or can the artistic skill be self-taught?
Your uncle Enrique Suaznabar, a professional photographer, supported your creativity and played an important role in your life. What is the best piece of advice he ever gave you?
Do you believe there are forces beyond the material world?
Who are your favorite visual artists?
Do you have any exciting upcoming projects?
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