Ricardo Cavolo (Salamanca, 1982) is one of the most international Spanish artists.
He has exhibited in various galleries in Madrid, London, New York, Montreal, Porto, Milan.
He has also worked on several advertising campaigns and for brands such as Zara, Alexander McQueen, Nike, Converse, Coca Cola and Levi's; as well as made several album covers. As an illustrator he has published several books and a graphic novel with publishers such as Nobrow (UK), Lunwerg (Spain), SM (Spain), Two Dollars Radio (USA), Límina (Italy) or Madriguera (Peru).
Ricardo has participated with his murals in various festivals such as Mural (Canada), Glastonbury Festival (UK), Cut Out Fest (Mexico) or Mulafest (Spain), as well as a collaboration with FC Barcelona and created murals in Madrid, Barcelona, London , Paris, Moscow Cologne, Montreal, Mexico City, Hong Kong…
- How would you define your work? Defining your own work is complicated. I would say that it is a simple mix of lines, with a lot of symbolic meaning and a palette of intense, clean colors.
- Who do you have as a reference or what do you use as inspiration? What inspires me most for my work is what is different, what is less standard or regular. And lately, social struggle is also something that is becoming more and more present in my work.
- What materials do you usually use for your works? When it is on paper I usually use brush inks. And when I work on wood or canvas I always use acrylics
- What do you ask of painting? Let the colors be powerful. My color palette is very defined with basic, bright and powerful colors, therefore I need an acrylic that gives me that.
- In your color palette, what is essential? I always work from five or six basic colors, and from there I get the mixes I need.
More info about the artist at: https://ricardocavolo.com/