The Saturday Special: Artist Paula Pérez i de Lanuza

NOTE FROM THE MISSED CONNECTIONS CHIEF BOTTLE FINDER:

This is the second edition of the Lovelorn Poets Saturday Special. These special messages feature information about the artists whose work appears on this site. I hope you enjoy reading about these talented individuals and visit their websites to see more of their work!

Name:
Paula Pérez i de Lanuza

Lovelorn Poets Featured Message:
Missed Connections in Austin, TX: A Book Reads My Heart

Where to Find You:
paulape.cat / flickr.com/paulape

Duration:
I’ve been drawing since I was a kid, but I’ve been developing my professional career for a couple of years now, since I graduated.

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Education:
I’ve studied Fine Arts and a Degree in Stop-motion Animation.

Influences:
My influences are diverse (and often, subconscious!): from Quentin Blake and Peter H. Reynolds in illustration to Aardman, Pingu and Rodolfo Pastor in animation, among lots of others… I try to keep my senses open for fresh new stimulus!

Preferred Work Environment:
I’ve been working at home for a few years (specially while I was also studying), but I’ve found out I need to be surrounded with other people who I can share and discuss the process with. Projects grow stronger and more fertile when accompanied.

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Philosophy:
I don’t know how to describe my philosophy of work. I guess I like to learn and investigate the language of simplicity. Talking about illustration, I like working with both line and stains that build shapes. I also enjoy playing with continuous lines, with the gaps which open a space for the mind to finish the shape… About animation, I really love the process of bringing a material object to life; I enjoy it much more when I can touch and feel what I’m doing.

Thank you so much, Paula, for licensing your beautiful work through Creative Commons! If you’re an artist whose work has appeared on Lovelorn Poets, and you’d like to be featured in the Saturday Special, let me know.