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I'm blue I'm pink: Sibling Duo Pedro and Teófila González on Surrealism, Dalí, and Their Creative Process

other · 2026-10-06

In a recent conversation with Communication Arts, Spanish siblings Pedro and Teófila González, who established the studio I'm blue I'm pink, shared insights about their creative journey. Pedro's early love for painting and light, combined with Teófila's influences from '90s music videos and a stop-motion project, shaped their artistic approach. Their upbringing in Empordà, Spain, was marked by surrealism, particularly after their visit to the Dalí museum in Figueres. They utilized a Laowa Probe lens for a Ziaja skincare campaign and produced the low-budget short film 'Dedicated to Football & Summer Lovers.' Additionally, they created an advertisement for Seth & Riley's Garage and the fashion film 'Fahrenheit,' managing all production aspects themselves while encouraging budding photographers to explore diverse art forms.

Key facts

  • Pedro and Teófila González are a brother-and-sister duo who founded the creative studio I'm blue I'm pink, based in Spain and working worldwide.
  • Pedro González grew up in the Empordà region of Spain, where Salvador Dalí was born and lived, and cites surrealism as a major influence.
  • Teófila González made her first stop-motion animation with clay using her aunt's video camera at age twelve.
  • Teófila's first visit to the Dalí museum in Figueres showed her that Dalí was more than a painter, with installations beyond traditional hanging paintings.
  • For Ziaja natural skincare, they used a Laowa Probe wide-angle macro lens with a traveling-in camera movement and backlight as the main light source.
  • Their no-budget short film 'Dedicated to Football & Summer Lovers' was filmed and edited entirely by themselves, with relatives as actors.
  • They created an ad for hard cider brand Seth & Riley's Garage, collaborating with teams from Denmark, Romania, and the United Kingdom.
  • They also made the fashion film 'Fahrenheit,' and advise new photographers to study painting, architecture, and film while creating personal projects.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • I'm blue I'm pink
  • Ziaja
  • Seth & Riley's Garage
  • Communication Arts
  • Dalí museum in Figueres

Locations

  • Spain
  • Empordà
  • Figueres
  • Japan
  • Denmark
  • Romania
  • United Kingdom

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