dB: Tell us a little about yourself, who are you?

N: My name is Andrea da Silva (some call me cloud), I am 31 years old. I am from Buenos Aires Argentina and I am a visual arts/yoga teacher.

dB: Your creative journey began in 2009. How did your first encounter with art happen? Can you please tell us about how you got started in art?

N: I really have been drawing since I was little, I have two older brothers who are also related to drawing. My brother is a tattoo artist and my sister is a graphic designer. I can say that my artistic journey begins with them and in 2009 I began to look for a more personal aesthetic to express myself.

dB: I want to talk about your style. How do you create your works? How do you choose themes and subjects for your works?

N: Although aesthetics have changed, I have been drawing things related to nature or representing simple situations for a long time.

Generally, if my work is abstract, I do it intuitively by adding circles, and triangles or playing with some lines.

Still, I don't believe that ideas come from nowhere. We live bombarded with images, consciously or unconsciously we choose shapes and colors and then perhaps represent them.

dB: What programs do you use to create your art? And what do you need for a perfect working atmosphere?

N: Photoshop, illustrator, paint, Paint 3d and recently I was working with a very old program that generated plants, also acrylic on canvas, pencils, and crayons.

Honestly, I can work anywhere or I don't ask for many requirements. If I have to do physical work I need the space to be clear!

dB: Is it correct to say that your work is essentially digital collages? Do you have any favorite artists who work in a similar style? Perhaps someone who inspires you?

N: I don't know, it could be. I really like Kasimir Malevich.

dB: Your work is sold on several Marketplaces. I'd like to ask you to give a brief summary of the NFT market. How, for example, do works from Objkt differ from works from FND or other marketplaces?

N: I can spend hours talking about this with my friends, but we never come to a real conclusion, I could say that objkt was always more horizontal and accessible to enter this world. But nowadays fnd is also because of its rates. Things are constantly changing.

dB: I could be wrong, but I think I see Asian cultural inspiration in your work, is that true? For example, I can recognize characters from Anime, or is it all about images of modern pop culture?

N: If possible I love it but above I mentioned Malevich who is of Polish origin. There is a lot of content and good things to be inspired by.

dB: You are from Argentina. Do you engage with other artists from that country? We recently had an interview with PIPI come out. Do you happen to know each other?

N: Obviously! I know Pipi, I'm good friends with @xu0.xo, @m.suksu,

@kimjihyun720, @no_tan__mariana, and I can go on haha.

dB: I noticed that your work is often used in design, textiles, and fashion. Could you tell me more about that?

N: I made several clothes, dresses, T-shirts, sweatshirts. But I'm not currently making them.

dB: In your opinion, what is the difference between art and design?

N: What couldn't be art today? It's hard for me to think of them separately, perhaps design can have a more marketable and utilitarian purpose than art.

Obviously art is commercialized. But when I refer to something utilitarian I think of a mass-produced product, perhaps less exclusive than a work of art.

dB: Do you think NFTs are more about art or design?

N: Maybe I can't give a universal answer, I don't know how others feel about this. But for me they go hand in hand.

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