Wosnan

In this Interview we are happy to feature Colombian street artist and illustrator Wosnan. His special style is centred on microscopic life with a touch of fantasy from outer world lost civilizations. Having started his career in Bogota, today his alien insects have charmed a wide audience. He tells us about his future plans and how people react to his works!

-What would you like to drink? Coffee, Tea, Beer, Soda or something else?

:: Coffee

-Introduce yourself to us – as if we had no idea who you were!

:: My name is Wosnan, I’m an urban author, born in Bogotá Colombia and i am interested in researching forms of ancestral biology and beliefs.

– Where does your (tag) Artist name come from?

:: My author name “wosnan” is inspired by a TV show Detective conan, Case Closed of Japanese origin, I liked this character very much and I adapted it with my real name and in this way wosnan was born.

-How do you define yourself and why? Artist? Street artist? Something else?

:: At the moment I do not consider myself an artist, I feel more related to the term author, illustrator or urban author.

– How did it all start for you, and what is it nowadays?

:: I started in this under the influence of my brother who also makes graffiti, I was interested in painting walls and then it was like a vice, it could not be stopped. Today I built a character who has learned a lot of things and who I am still learning, I also knew wonderful places and projects.

-Street art is mostly a visually stimulating form of art. To add one more sense to it, what music would you pick to accompany your art work?

:: I like listening to Post Punk, Colombian cumbia, Indie rock, New wave, experimental music and occasionally metal.

-In all forms of art, inspiration is crucial. What inspires you and how does that end up in your art?

I am inspired by nature, microscopic life, lost civilizations, insects, possible life in other worlds, cinema, strange literature.

-What is the hardest part while working on a piece of art?

Perhaps the most difficult and at the same time the most delicious thing is that the sketch is completely understood with the surface.

-Do you have any artist(s) you admire? Can you pinpoint what it is that makes them so special for you?

Roa, Blu, Zdzisław Beksínski, Jacek yerka, Hayao Miyazaki

-Which cities are the most inspiring for you as an artist?

Any abandoned place, jungle or any desert.

-What other passions do you have apart from art?

:: I like to go to the movies, write stories.

-Do you have a special project that you hope to achieve some day?

:: Yes, maybe projects related to animation maybe a short film.

-Tell us a bit more about your art; does it include symbolisms, messages or repeated patterns? How has it evolved?

The message that is repeated is the taste for exalting beings that are invisible to many people. I continue to investigate entomology. This has evolved thanks to research and testing.