NAME :
Júlia Martins Miranda.
OCCUPATION :
Artist.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN :
Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE :
Noto, Sicily.
WHEN DID YOU BEGIN PAINTING :
When I was about 6 years old.
WHAT INSPIRES YOUR PAINTINGS :
My home country, my culture, and my family.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE WORK SO FAR :
Probably my bird ‘Pousar’.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST IN 10 YEARS TIME :
I don’t like to predict the future, I prefer to trust the process and let it unfold.
DO YOU GET ARTIST’S BLOCK :
Definitely yes!
IF YOU COULD SPEND A DAY WITH ANY ARTIST, DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD YOU
CHOOSE :
So many possible answers to this question… Leonardo da Vinci.
IF YOU COULD SPEND A DAY IN ANY GALLERY, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE :
Inhotim, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It’s an open-air museum immersed in nature.
IF YOU COULD OWN ANY ARTWORK, WHICH WOULD YOU HAVE:
Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss, Canova.
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS :
Enthusiastic, dedicated, and easygoing.
WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY :
As a forgetful person, I’m trying to remember.
WHAT WERE YOU LIKE AS A KID :
Very energetic and talkative.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION :
My hard disks.
WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE :
Zendaya.
CHOOSE A SUPERPOWER :
Stop time whenever I want.
WHAT IS YOUR WORST TRAIT :
I probably have many, but indecisiveness is definitely one of them.
WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT :
Ideas.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT :
Being a vegetarian.
DO YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS :
My husband he’s like a podcast.
WHAT’S YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE :
Taking long showers.
WHAT’S THE BEST THING YOU EVER STOLE :
A kiss.
YOU ARE HEADING TO THE ISS / INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, CHOOSE 4
PEOPLE TO TAKE ALONG :
Definitely Coldplay.
WHAT WOULD A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU LOOK LIKE :
With people I love, not having plans, eating good food.
IF YOU COULD BE FRIENDS WITH A FICTIONAL CHARACTER WHO WOULD IT BE :
The whole cast of Friends.
WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB :
The ability to access different realities through creation.
ARE THERE DAYS YOU DO NOT WANT TO GO TO WORK :
I’m a workaholic, but still, yes.
PICK YOUR TOP 5 MAGAZINES :
Nataal, Architectural Digest, Dazed, Wallpaper and National Geographic.
WHAT IS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ :
“O Sol na cabeça” by Geovani Martins.
WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT YOU GAVE SOMEONE :
Wildflowers I gathered myself.
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU :
My inspirations and the people I love.
YOUR FAVOURITE DESTINATION :
So many places I love around the globe, but one never
changes, home.
YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE DESTINATION :
Anywhere cold.
WHAT’S ON YOUR BUCKET LIST :
Create a multi-sensorial installation with my paintings, in nature.
DO YOU LIKE BEING INTERVIEWED :
I don’t love it, I’m an overthinker.
WHAT’S THE CLOSEST YOU HAVE COME TO DEATH :
I’m closer every day.
IF YOU HAD A BOAT WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED :
I’d probably ask someone else to name it.
YOUR MESSAGE :
The only way out is through.
