José Bayro C. | Oil and Bronze
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Q&A with José
1.What is your chosen medium?
My chosen mediums are oil and bronze.
2. How did you start your career in art?
Making art has been a way of life for me from the time that I was a child.
3. What informs your art?
My art is a song inspired by life, my work is a celebration.
4. What jobs you have worked other than as a professional artist?
I have worked at different times of my life as a busboy in a restaurant in Soho in NYC and as an illustrator for a newspaper and a footwear designer in Cochabamba, Bolvia.
5. What questions do you ask yourself when starting to work?
When starting a new piece, I think about the themes and ideas that seem to be present in my mind at the moment.
6. Do you have a quote that’s important to you displayed in your studio? If so, what is it?
1.618. The Golden Rule surrounds me.
7. Which artist (living or not) would you most like to invite for dinner? What would you serve?
I would invite Picasso for dinner and I would serve a Bolivian style meal which would include sopa de mani (peanut soup), chancho al horno con papas y platano macho (baked pork roast with potatoes and plantines), arroz (rice) and papas (potatoes).
8. What has been your most unusual request for your art?
The Blue Man which is a five meters tall sculpture covered with a mosaic of Talverea tile pieces
9. What music are you listening to these days?
I have listened to classical music for many years now. I especially enjoy Beethoven.
10. What is on your nightstand?
My mobile phone and one of my all-time favorite books, “100 Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
“I am especially moved by immigrants, laborers, and craftspeople from all over the world who inhabit the outlying areas of cities, towns, and neighborhoods. The freedom, vulnerability, and humor with which they construct their own communities are a source of inspiration for me.”
About José
Bayro C. was born in Bolivia in 1960 to Peruvian parents. He has lived in Mexico since 1980, became a citizen several years ago, and currently resides in Puebla, Puebla a UNESCO World Heritage Centre. He has enjoyed living in New York and Paris for extended periods of time. His interest in the visual arts started at an early age.
The artist has exhibited his work in Bolivia, Canada, France, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the United States. His pieces are included in collections in the formerly mentioned countries as well as Argentina, Chile, Germany, Holland, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
El Trompo José Bayro C. (2013) and Arte Latinoamericano José Miguel Bayro Corrochano “Distorsiones de los valores en fuga” (2009) are books that have been published by Bayro C. about his work. A third book, José Bayro C. Urdimbre de porcelana en XX briosos latidos has just been published in July of this year.