Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Camilo Nuñez. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Camilo , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Have you been able to earn a full-time living from your creative work? If so, can you walk us through your journey and how you made it happen? Was it like that from day one? If not, what were some of the major steps and milestones and do you think you could have sped up the process somehow knowing what you know now?
I’ve been a full time free-lancer artist since 2011, I first started as a photographer assistant, that was my first job when I was around 16 years old, then when I was studying at University I met several friends how were interested in drawing, illustration and painting, then I got hooked by painting and street art. When I was 21 I decided to quit Uni and start my free-lancer life working as a muralist and dj in a few bars in my hometown Montevideo, Uruguay. Since then I’ve been working in different kind of areas in visual arts.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
2011 was a great year for me, in collaboration with my best friend Florencia Durán we founded Colectivo Licuado, a small company dedicated to visual arts as, muralism, social projects, exhibition in museum and art residencies. We travel around the to perform our art in more than 30 countries in South and North America, Europe and Asia. I also work as an individual artist, lately I’m dedicated to paint canvas at my studio for private commissions and exhibitions at art galleries and museums, so I work with private clients, museums, galleries and street art festivals.
Since I’m based in Lisbon, Portugal I more focus into studio artworks, specially in portraiture.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
I don’t have a particular story but I do believe that free-lance artists we have to be mentally strong to go through the long journey of self-employed life. We must be 100% committed to our art, we have to believe in ourselves and in what we do as an artists. Sometimes is not easy, sometimes is amazing, comes and goes in waves, so when we are having a ruff time, that’s the moment when we have to believe in what we are doing to be able to not quit our way of life. It happened to me once that I thought about quit everything and get and different kind of job, I’m really glad I didn’t.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
I think the most rewarding aspect is the connection between my mind and my soul. Since I’m a muralist, I’ve been traveling around the world, that’s something that I really love from my profession. It’s amazing to get know different cultures, people and artists.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theic_licuado/
Image Credits
Photo of myself by Lu Lee