Solo Artistas / Artists Only
Art is the fight for freedom. Creating Global Community through Global Artists.
ARTQUEMY Gallery +Lab presents "Solo Artists o Artists Only." In the heart of Barcelona, Spain is a street art gallery where global artists have grown, evolved, and elevated in their artist's expressions. Their street murals activates the streets and ignites the canvas with their creations acquired across the globe,
Expressive, intriguing, and funny, tune-in to the frequency of global street artists and hear stories of setbacks, triumphs, and what it means to be an artist; process, creation, fears, and inspiration.
Produced by TRIBE Studios in partnership with Artquemy. Recorded in the Artist's Laboratory (the basement) of a 14th Century horse stable in El Born, next to the divinity of Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. Additional recordings produced in Los Angeles, California.
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Episodes
11 episodes
EP11 | BERNARDO SÁNCHEZ NAVARRO | "Making Art More Democratic Instead of Elitist"
Ian Hawk sits with head curator and co-owner of Artquemy Gallery +Lab, BERNARDO SÁNCHEZ NAVARRO to discuss his roots in Mexico City, how his passion for art grew in his youth, and how going to boarding school in France changed his life. <...
EP10 - Jor Ros | "A Good Story Needs to Feel like a Hug"
Ian and Berny sit with designer and illustrator, Jor Ros to chat about his creative approach to his work, the influence of Japanese culture, and what it felt like when his first solo exposition at Artquemy completely SOLD OUT in 48 hours ...
EP09 - ELINA CERLA | "Back to the Essence of Mark-Making "
Ian Hawk and artist, Elina Cerla, converge to talk about the evolution of her artistic expressions moving from painting to drawing and the nuerocognitive phenomenon that is Aphantasia (which she possesses).We gain insight into Elina’s ar...
EP08 - ROCÍO RUH | "Medíos de Expresión"
Ian and Berny sit with Abstact painter, Rocío Ruh to discuss her roots growing up in Argentina, the impact traveling has had on her journey, and the importance of being bored. In Rocío’s artistic project, known as Katharsis, we hear how she mat...
EP07 - CIRO MARRA | "El Pintor del Alma"
Ian and Berny sit with Italian painter, Ciro Marra to explore his journey as an artist, a peek into the inspiration of his childhood, and how he was an apprentice to a painter at the Vatican (which included living like a monk).We h...
EP05 - URBAN FLOWERS | "I Love Danger"
Ian Hawk connects with street artist and designer, URBAN FLOWERS, to explore his journey from Panama to Venezuela (when he was an architect) and how the Urban Flower and a new path in illustration was birthed during the COVID Pandemic ....
EP06 - CAMIL ESCRUELA | "We Make it Possible"
Ian Hawk sits with street artist, CAMIL ESCRUELA. Ian and Camil discuss his roots growing up in Catalonia, how he learned to paint by tagging Metro trains and then abandoning classic graffiti for logo graffiti to become one of the biggest mural...
EP03 - ALESSIA INNOCENTI | "Geometría en Colores"
Ian Hawk and Bernardo Sánchez-Navarro sit with Chilean visual artist and muralist, ALESSIA INNOCENTI. Like the fractals and multiplicity of colors present in her work, the conversation extends beyond painting. We discover Alessia’s roots in Chi...
EP01 - IAN HAWK | "I was Supposed to be in Japan"
The host of "Solo Artistas," Ian Hawk, shares how a "planned" trip to Japan in 2022, fatefully rerouted him to Barcelona, Spain. This trip lead him to opening a street art gallery with his business partner, Bernardo Sánchez-Navarro, which ultim...
EP02 - TINY | "That's so Tiny of You"
Ian Hawk sits down with Irish street artist, TINY, to share about her journey as artist. What it was like as a child going back and forth from America to Ireland, the struggles on being a school teacher in the past before becoming an artist, an...
EP04 - JUNCOSA | "The Power of Art"
Ian Hawk sits with Catalan artist and architect, JUNCOSA. We explore Juncosa’s roots in Tarragona, how the COVID Pandemic opened his creative curiosity, and delve into his expressions of mosaics which can be found in the streets and structures ...