q)Please tell us your name and where you practice.
a)CARLOS PAREJA, BARCELONA
q) Why do you make art?
a)BECAUSE I'M HYPERACTIVE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. I’M PRONE TO THINK CONTINUOUSLY SO I FEEL THAT I NEED TO DO THINGS TO AVOID NON-SENSE THINKING, ART RELAX ME.
THE OTHER REASON IS THAT MAKING ART PERMITS ME TO KNOW ME, AND MY INTERIOR LIVE, WHEN I TALK TO MYSELF, AND MAKING ART, I’M ALWAYS MAKING THIS.
q) How do you work ?
a)EVERY TIME I HAVE A NEW IDEA I WRITE IT IN MY NOTEBOOK. I DRAW FEW LINES; LATER, IF I’M UNTIL IN LOVE WITH THIS IDEA, I MAKE IT REAL. I USE TO WORK WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS. SOME OF THEM WERE NOT CREATED FOR ARTIST, I MEAN, RECYCLED MATERIALS. I USE DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES, DEPENDING ON THE MOMENT AND WHAT I WANT TO GET.
q) What´s your background?
a)I STUDIED GRAPHIC DESIGN IN ELISAVA (BARCELONA) , ONE YEAR OF FINE ARTS AT THE UNIVERSITY, ( I LEFT IT A YEAR LATER) I HAVE ALSO A MASTER ON AVERTISMENT PHOTOGRAPHY & PRODUCTS.
q) What role does the artist have in society?
a)I THINK THAT IT DEPENDS ON THE PARTICULAR ARTIST, I DO ART JUST FOR ME, I HAVE MY OWN IDEAS AND I DON’T MATTER WHAT PEOPLE NEITHER WILL OR WILL NOT UNDERSTAND. I MAKE ART BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW ME BETTER, TALKING WITH MY INTERIOR VOICES, SOMETIMES I DON’T LIKE TO WORK IN ART, BUT I NEED IT.
q) What was a seminal experience for you ?
a)I THINK THAT TO KNOW SOME PEOPLE THAT I MEET IN MY LIFE, THEY ARE EXPERIENCES FOR ME, AND INSPIRE ME TO MAKE ART. SOMETIMES I FORCE MY LIVE, AND MY PEOPLE TO HAVE THIS EXPERIENCES. TALKING WITH PEOPLE THAT I DON’T KNOW, OR LOOKING SOMEONE WITH AN OPTIMIST FACE...
q) Has your practice changed over time ?
a)YES, I DON'T LIKE MAKE ALWAYS THE SAME, I NEED STIMULS, AND MAKE DIFFERENT THINGS, TO LEARN, AND TO SORPRISE MY SELF.
q) What art do you most identify with ?
a)I THINK MY ART IS NOT DEFINED YET, BUT I WANT TO DRIVE MY ART TO LOWBROW, I LOVE IT
q) What´s your strongest memory of your childhood ?
a)I THINK THAT I HAVE A BAD MEMORY, AND I DON’T REMEMBER VERY MUCH OF MY CHILDHOOD OR MY LIFE NOW BUT NOW, I’M REMEMBERING THE SCENE OF MY OLDEST BROTHER AND MY, WITH 5 OR 6 YEARS HAVING DINNER ON A WHITE TABLE ON MY FAMILY HOUSE... LOVE MY BROTHER.
q) What themes do you pursue ?
a)REALITY, OBJECTIVITY, SINCERITY, LOVE, MURDER
q) Describe a real life experience that inspired you.
a)TO MEET A SINGULAR PERSON, MY PAINTING TEACHER OF FINE ARTS, LISTENING HIM IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE I’VE NEVER HAD
q) What´s your most embarrassing moment ?
a)WHEN I CHANGE TO ANOTHER SCHOOL. I WAS 16 YEARS , I HAD MISANTHROPY AND I DID'NT WANT TO TALK WITH ANYBODY. I DIDN'T KNOW WHY I WAS AT SCHOOL, I HAD LOTS OF EMBARRASSING MOMENTS BECAUSE I HATE TO BE THERE, AND MY FACE TALKED FOR ME IN CLASS... I ONLY WANT TO LIVE, TO FEEL EXPERIENCES , BUT NOT LEARN THE LIVE HOW THE LIVE OF OTHER PEOPLE WAS... OR LEARN HOW CAN I CALCULATE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN 2 POINTS... IT’S NOT FOR ME...
q) What jobs have you done other than being an artist ?
a)GYM RECEPCIONIST, ARRANGING PRODUCTS IN A SUPERMARKET, ARRANGING PRODUCTS IN A FACTORY, MAKING CROISSANTS, DOOR-KNOCKER, RECORDING DVD's IN AN AUDIOVISUAL STUDY , GRAPHIC DESIGNER , RETOUCHER OF PICS IN A DIARY...
q) What responses have you had to your work ?
a)MOST OF THE PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND NOTHING, NEVER. BECAUSE I DON’T EXPLAIN SO MUCH MY PIECES... BUT SOMETIMES SOMEBODY CONGRATULATES MY WORK, LOTS OF TIMES PEOPLE THAT I DON’T KNOW WHO THEY ARE. THAT’S BEAUTIFUL.
q) What do you dislike about the artworld ?
a)NOTHING, I'M A RESPECTIVE AND OPTIMIST PERSON, I THINK, THAT ARTIST MAKES ART FOR SOME REASON, SOMEONE BECAUSE IT MAKES HIM OR HER HAPPY, SOME OTHERS FOR MONEY, SOMEONE FOR APPEAREANCE SOMEONE FOR SPEND HIS TIME...
I THINK ALL IS POSSIBLE IF YOU DON'T MAKE HURT TO ANYBODY...
q) What research do you do ?
a)I’M TRYING TO REMIX PHOTOS WITH PAINTINGS, I’M LOOKING FOR ATRACTIVE TECHNIC, I’M INVESTIGATING ON THIS
q) What is your dream project?
a)I WANT TO HAVE A GALLERY OF ART, WITH PIECES OF ME AND OTHER ARTISTS, I LOVE AND VALORE SO MUCH THE JOB OF THE OTHERS. RESPECT
q) What´s the best piece of advice you have been given ?
a)I DON’T DO ALWAYS THE SAME BEAUTIFUL THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE... DO ALWAYS DIFFERENT THINKS, THINKS THAT YOU DON’T KNOW NOTHING.. FOR LEARN , FOR INNOVATE “
q) What couldn’t you do without?
a)MAYBE NOW I’VE BEEN DOING THE SAME TYPE OF PHOTOS, OR THE SAME TEXTURE OR PAINTINGS... NOW I LOVE MAKE ALWAYS DIFERENT THINKS... WITH DIFERENT MATERIALS, IN DIFERENT SITUATIONS, WITH DIFERENT PEOPLE... ALGAYS NEW
q) What makes you angry?
a)PEOPLE WHO LOST HIS TIME AND DOESN'T VALORE HIS LIFE, AND ALSO AGRESIVE PEOPLE...
q) What is your worst quality?
a)I HAVE NO MEMORY IN GENERAL, BUT WITH NAMES OF PEOPLE I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM... THEY DON’T KNOW IT BUT THE FIRST MONTH THAT I WAS WORKING IN MY ACTUAL JOB ( PRODUCT AND FOOD PHOTOGRAPHER ) I HAVE A PAPER IN THE DESK WITH THE NAME OF MY WORKING FRIENDS, THEY WERE 10 PEOPLE MORE OR LESS...
q) Dogs or Cats ?
a)BOTH. I DON’T LIKE TO DISCRIMINATE SOMETHING! BLACK OR WHITE? IT’S THE SAME. LOVE
q) Making art is a lot like being on lsd. Know what I mean ?
a)YES, I DON’T TASTE LSD BUT I CAN IMAGINE IT... FOR ME ART IS RELAX AND FEEL MY INTERIOR LIFE... MARIHUANA MAYBE ? :) I DON’T KNOW, BUT YES, IT’S LIKE A DRUG
q) What does “ copy” mean to you ?
a)COPY IN GENERAL IS LEARN, KIDS COPY BOYS, BOYS COPY ADULTS, AND ADULTS COPY BOYS ... COPYING ART IS LOSING YOUR TIME
q) What´s your favorite cuss word ? un “cuss word”
a)HIJO DE PERRA
