"My favorite color of all time is black" | RUBEN RAMIRES — an artist and illustrator

Our new guest is a Portuguese artist Ruben Ramires. He has a gift for creating amazing illustrations, murals and even zines and poems. What's to come, we will talk about his professional style, art in general and his gender identity. By the way, Ruben also works as a research nurse for cancer.

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Timecodes:

00:40 — "I found illustrations about hugs". Introduction of our new guest.

01:38 — Ruben's style of art and sources of inspiration.

02:48 — Ruben uses a lot of bright colors in his art works, but his favorite color is black.

03:13 — Now the artist lives in the USA. Besides art, he also works as a cancer research nurse.

05:05 — Artists that have influenced Ruben.

07:20 — "I'd like to collaborate with people who are underrepresented, queer or people of color communities".