The Create Boom spoke with VillageOneArt collaborative artist Pedro Troncoso about the society, expectations, stereotypes, and identity in his artworks.
Pedro builds immensely creative artworks. He’s got a wild imagination that transfers directly onto the canvas, producing slightly chaotic yet utterly charming depictions of exaggerated people and unexpected scenes. It’s a modern take on self-portraiture, where Pedro applies paint to the page to make sense of society, stereotypes, self-image, and identity. “I mostly use my imagination to abandon cognition and welcome intuition,” he explains. “I consider it a mental space for my inner child; it is the only genuine toy I still have as an adult.”
“We end up pretending to fit into stereotypical collective experiences (beauty standards, gender roles, etiquettes) rather than also cultivating the personal ones. I hope they set their own expectations, fly in their own ways, or build their own planes just as I did with aviation.”
Pimple pinball Oil and acrylic on canvas Presented by VillageOneArt