ALIAS ORIGINS
The alias, RUBIOSCURO, was made from two different meanings.
"Rubio" proudly came from my idol and grandfather, Manuél Rubio Avila. He was beloved by his family and friends in the little town of Michoacan, Mexico, and known for his creativity and craftsmanship in his own hands. Though he wasn't able to achieve higher education, he was quite intelligent and was able to fix any problem with what he had. It is one of the qualities I admire about him.
The "-scuro" suffix came from the art term "chiaroscuro". It means "the use of light (chiaro-) and dark/shadows (-scuro) to make a 3D painting". After learning this term in an art history class, I believed it was a fitting word for what they felt about their art.
And that is how my alias was born, with honor and significance.
WHY I DRAW?
When I was younger, I never thought of being an artist. It wasn't until I took a graphic design class in high school, I learned something important:
*When it comes to making art, it can truly reveal a lot about who you are as a person and the world you view. No matter the professionalism, experience, or medium used, it is what you can provide to the world.*
For me, whenever I communicate with other people, they don't understand. As if I was speaking a whole foreign language. But when I create with my own two hands, they finally get a sense of what I say, what I feel. That is why I loved being an artist.
That is why I draw.