David La Piovra: Self-Taught Artist's Multimedia Practice and Upcoming Fashion Line

Key facts

• David La Piovra is a self-taught artist working across drawing, photography, graphic design, fashion, and video editing.
• His identity is shaped by a mixed European background and formative years in five countries in Europe and Latin America.
• His practice is influenced by Japanese popular culture and philosophies, including honne and tatemae.
• Key intellectual influences include Niccolò Machiavelli, Yukio Mishima, Oscar Wilde, Hirohiko Araki, Marquis de Sade, and Sono Sion.
• His most significant work, 'El Pulpo en su Tinta' (2022), is a digital photo-collage and drawing using GIMP, a graphic tablet, smartphone camera, and scanner.
• The work incorporates scanned Colombian peso coins and banknotes, photographs from Bogotá, and imagined octopus and human figures.
• He works without a conventional studio, using portable equipment and managing all aspects of his practice independently.
• His upcoming project is the 2026/27 edition of Statements!, a fashion and accessories line scheduled for late 2026 through early 2027.
• The Statements! collection will feature eight versions with gradient color pairings and slogans, accompanied by an audiovisual campaign.