Today we’d like to introduce you to Pablo García.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
The truth is, I always loved to draw, and at the age of 9, I began studying with private tutors. By age 10, I was already exhibiting in several group shows as a student of some local artist , at the art space of the Gravina Palace (Gravina Museum of Fine Arts – MUBAG) in Alicante.
In 1995, at only 15, I won my first national poster contest for the Guardamar del Segura Carnival, and at 17, the contest for the Moors and Christians festivals. It wasn’t until I was 21 that I fully returned to the world of art, and specifically graphic design, graduating with the highest marks in my class from the Higher Degree in Graphic Advertising Design at EASDA (Alicante Higher School of Art and Design). Since then, I have been working as a graphic designer for 25 years. In 2021, I autonomously returned to painting, reclaiming knowledge from my student days and from the subject “Techniques of Graphic Expression” taught by Jordi Pérez Monllor at the Alicante art school. I recognize that I never really stopped drawing and painting, but the pandemic acted as a “click” in my head.
I started painting a series of women in a €12 Talens notebook, which I titled “The Castaway’s Wife.” For me, this marks Stage Zero of my journey as an artist.
A total of 77 consecutive works, chronologically arranged in a sketchbook, are the result of my first creative phase, which took place between 2020 and 2025. I am deeply proud to have completed this phase, despite the frustrations and the imposter syndrome that constantly stalks me.
“The Castaway’s Wife” is a visual and audiovisual work featuring my own reflections and dramatized texts, associated with a playlist. The intention is to help viewers understand the work, the artist, and the woman who represents the drama and horror of feeling like them: women who do not know if their beloved—or their executioner—will return. The impulse to make it public arose in 2025, as my family and friends encouraged me to share my work, to show a bit of my complexity, and to balance my facets as both an artist and a graphic designer.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The art world is very difficult. There is a lot of talent around, many competitors doing wonderful work with spectacular technique, and significant financial resources and paid marketing always help to spread that talent. No, making a living from art is not easy; sometimes, even trying isn’t easy either.
The greatest difficulty is the one you impose on yourself: laziness, sadness, the fear of failure, the fear of everything… Art is complicated because it only needs to transmit emotions, regardless of technique, likes, and marketing… it must connect, and reach deep into the heart. That is what is truly difficult for me, making it connect.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
By profession, I work as a graphic designer in Spain, supporting the communications team at a fertility clinic. This role has deeply connected me with the experiences of women, particularly those navigating the challenges of infertility and the emotional journey of trying to fulfill the dream of building a family. This professional empathy has profoundly influenced my path as an artist.
While I do not limit myself to one specific specialty, during the pandemic I launched a personal artistic project called “La esposa del Náufrago” (The Castaway’s Wife). Through this project, I explore deeply human themes centered on the female experience, such as fear, phobias, failure, abandonment, and solitude. My approach relies on mixed media, combining gouache, acrylics, and watercolors. I use an expressive, spontaneous brushstroke technique specifically designed to transmit raw sensations and evoke an immediate, visceral response.
What sets my work apart and what I am most proud of is its emotional core. In a world often focused on technical perfection, paid marketing, or digital likes, my absolute priority is to bypass those barriers and connect deeply with the viewer’s heart, turning vulnerable emotions into a shared visual experience.
How can people work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
The best way to support my work is through empathy—specifically, empathy toward the experiences and struggles of women, which is the emotional core of everything I create.
Currently, I have about 15 original pieces available on my website. These works are visual representations inspired by the book “La esposa del náufrago” (The Castaway’s Wife), portraying women who have faced fear, who have wept, and who have truly chewed through tragedy.
People can support me by visiting my website to view or acquire these original pieces, and by sharing my art with others who might connect with its message. I am also completely open to collaborating with galleries, cultural spaces, publishers, or emotional health organizations that wish to exhibit or feature this project to help it reach deeper into people’s hearts.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.rosachicle.art
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosachicle.art/
