Joshua Petker

Joshua Petker

Un día leyendo un número de la revista Nylon encontré algo sobre este artista, y me enamoró. Enseguida me puse a mirar los enlaces que aparecían en el artículo, y me enamoré aún más, ya que lo que mostraba la revista era bueno, pero lo que se podía ver en su web y en su myspace era aún mejor.

Su nombre es Joshua Petker, tiene 28 años y vive en Los Angeles.

Sus pinturas están llenas de color, y son simplemente preciosas. Pinta, según dice, a las chicas de sus sueños y pesadillas.

En sus propias palabras:
(y sí, en inglés... porque he intentado traducirlo, pero no capto bien y esta mucho mejor dicho tal cual :Þ )

"I used to say I was born in the wrong century. The way overly dramatic kids claim to be old souls living in the present day, I was convinced I was secretly an impressionist painter, meant more for turn of the century's demi-monde opulence rather than today's world of animators, illustrators, and monster movie artists. I didn't go to art school. I don't know all the proper techniques. I learned colour theory by doing graffiti, but the story of the graffiti-artist-turned-fine-art-painter has been played out since the mid-'80s. My own life seemed to be working against me. I was convinced I should have been born in 1850.

Then I realized that I was approaching everything wrong. I live in Hollywood, this century's den of inequity and excess. I have eccentric colourful friends that rival the models of Degas and Renoir, I spend nights at Los Angeles bars that could rival those painted by Monet, and as this is 2007 I have access to neon pink and hot orange that I imagine even Van Gogh wouldn't know how to utilize. I am a contemporary painter interested in historic themes. There isn't anything wrong with that. I don't have any art school loans to pay back. I primarily paint women because I'm tremendously influenced by Klimt - and really focused on beauty."

Más Info:
http://www.joshuapetker.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thechoke