NAME :
Sante Muro.
OCCUPATION :
Artist, Engineer.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN :
Polla in Italy.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE :
Satriano di Lucania, a small town in Southern Italy.
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS:
Resilient, visionary, human.
WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF BEING AN ARTIST :
The freedom to express who you truly are through your work.
ARE THERE DAYS YOU DO NOT WANT TO GO TO THE STUDIO :
Yes, sometimes that happens.
WHAT INSPIRES YOUR ARTWORKS :
My life, the people I meet, and everyday relationships.
WHEN DID YOU KNOW YOU WOULD BE AN ARTIST:
As a child, while drawing.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PROUDEST ARTISTIC MOMENT :
When, after years of work, I saw my pieces exhibited in a major gallery.
WHICH ARTWORK DID YOU ENJOY CREATING THE MOST :
The King of the World, I love it and hate it, but it marks the begining of my new life.
WHICH HAS BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING TO CREATE :
More than creating, the hardest part is coming up with a strong concept.
ARE THERE PIECES YOU WOULD NEVER SELL:
No. Years ago, I struggled to part with my works, but now I want them to travel the world.
AT WHAT AGE DID YOU KNOW YOU WOULD BE AN ARTIST :
When I was very young, in kindergarten.
WHO ARE YOUR FAVOURITE ARTISTS:
A tough question, but off the top of my head : Mario Schifano, Caravaggio, Van Gogh, and Dalí.
IF YOU COULD SPEND A DAY WITH ANY ARTIST ALIVE OR DEAD, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE :
I’d like to spend a day with Mario Schifano.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE GALLERY :
Definitely the one I work with, Petit Prince in Ravello.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON AI AND ART? :
I’ve started using it, it’s a great innovation, but I believe art will always originate from manual work.
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF BEING AN ARTIST :
To communicate through your art, to avoid banality, to not be narcissistic, and to stay grounded.
WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY :
As an artist, I drew an old man when I was three.
WHAT WERE YOU LIKE AS A KID :
Small, introverted, quiet.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION :
None, I see possession as an illusion. One day, we will leave everything behind.
WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE :
Toni Servillo, it would mean I accomplished something meaningful in the art world.
CHOOSE A SUPERPOWER :
Knowledge.
WHAT IS YOUR WORST TRAIT? :
I’m touchy.
WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT :
Sometimes anxiety.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT :
The next one.
DO YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS :
No, I prefer music and curating my own playlist.
WHAT’S YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE :
Deep down, I’m a pleasure-seeker; I let myself be tempted.
YOUR MUSIC :
Another hard one, but without overthinking: Pink Floyd, Fabrizio De André, Vasco Rossi, and Bob Marley.
WHAT’S THE BEST THING YOU EVER STOLE :
A snack.
YOU ARE HEADING TO THE ISS / INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, CHOOSE 4 PEOPLE TO TAKE ALONG :
My daughters Martina and Miriam, I wouldn’t bring a fourth person.
WHAT WOULD A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU LOOK LIKE :
Wake up, smile at the new day, go to the studio and paint all day, feel satisfied with the work, then have a drink and some laughs with friends in the evening.
IF YOU COULD BE FRIENDS WITH A FICTIONAL CHARACTER, WHO WOULD IT BE :
I’d be friends with Peter Griffin.
PICK YOUR TOP 5 MAGAZINES :
Arte, National Geographic, and Focus.
WHAT IS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ :
Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima.
WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT YOU GAVE SOMEONE :
A book.
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU :
Trying every day to understand the meaning of life.
YOUR FAVOURITE DESTINATION :
None, I prefer the journey to the final destination.
YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE DESTINATION :
Going to a medical appointment.
WHAT IS ON YOUR BUCKET LIST :
Knowing myself, traveling, creating, and experimenting.
DO YOU LIKE BEING INTERVIEWED :
Yes.
WHAT’S THE CLOSEST YOU HAVE COME TO DEATH :
During a medical test, I went into cardiac arrest for a minute. I saw beyond. I’m not afraid of death, I see it as a sister.
IF YOU HAD A BOAT, WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED :
Marta.
YOUR MOTTO OR MESSAGE :
Never fall apart, Sante. I love you.
