DIGITAL UP Magazine NO.2 | Page 43

DigitalUPMagazine.com Q: What fascinated me first in your art was the connection of mythical signs and pop culture, as well as the old with the new technology. How did you come to such an artistic idea? Tell us something about it and how that happened. I studied at several art schools and so I’ve studied art history. I find it interesting to put different eras together and then add another dimension to this mix of genres. Q: Your art is surreal. What is in the head of Nicolas, really? Is your daily life closely linked with your creativity? First and foremost, I’m an Art Director in an advertising agency, and you rarely have the opportunity to put forward something surreal in advertising, so it allows me to get away, to be free from constraints. Q: You were doing a lot portraits of famous personalities. In what way do you choose who you are going to paint? Is it an instant inspiration or actual people from the subcultural scene? What is the impulse for this creative achievement? → DigitalUP [ 43 ]