Cosme Proenza,
The Whole World in One Being

Cosme Proenza has the gift of seeing things in depth; of appreciating colour as few can, and of fully enjoying life through everyday blessings.

He was subconsciously aware, even before he was truly aware, that he wanted to be a painter; the beauty of the place where he was born influenced his later aesthetic education.

The peaceful life of the countryside and surrounding landscape of his childhood laid the foundation for the sinuous and almost exotic creed he achieved; a form of expression rooted in drawing as primary entertainment, like the great architecture of his later life.

When did you tell yourself: "I am goin to be a palnterl".
That concept was quite clear since I was 9 or 10 years old. Back then, my closest cousin, the one I shared my games With, used to say he was going to be an electrical engineer and I did not even feel excited about it. I was not interested. I was some kind of a weird animal in my family. I wanted to study a worthless profession while my cousin would study something to make money.

In the end, I don't know how much money he obtained in his profession, but mine gives me great satisfadion and I would not exchange it for any of his experiences as an engineer.

It's curious that you did not paint in search of material gain.
Not at all, and I thank God for everything being so organic. I studied painting because I liked it. I graduated and had to work several jobs for a salary. Sometimes, some of my paintings were sold but I gave away lots of them. Today it's paradoxical to hear