{"id":1200,"date":"2021-02-01T09:34:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T22:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2021-01-28T16:58:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T05:58:37","slug":"get-to-know-costanza-goeppinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/get-to-know-costanza-goeppinger","title":{"rendered":"Feminine oasis: Get to know Costanza Goeppinger"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is something playful yet elegant about the characters Constanza Goeppinger depicts: stylish women donning enviable floral patterns and often oversized hats next to ocean views or in chic bathrooms. They exude a feminine confidence, existing in their own fashionable oasis. We get to know the Gold Coast-based illustrator.<\/p>\n

What makes you feel the most wild and alive?<\/h2>\n

I think travelling makes me feel the most alive; just going to new places and experiencing new cultures is the most exciting feeling for me.<\/p>\n

When did your love for art first begin?<\/h2>\n

I’ve always loved art and looking at beautiful things but I really started appreciating it more only a few years ago when I began studying graphic design. That’s when I discovered all the amazing artists and illustrators, and ended up falling in love with illustration.<\/p>\n

You illustrate the female form so beautifully, and draw all shapes, sizes and ethnicities. Please tell us why this is important to you.<\/h2>\n

I love drawing women and I think it is important to acknowledge and appreciate all the different types of women. I love when women see themselves represented in my art. We are all equal yet different in a beautiful way.<\/p>\n

What prints and colours are you currently obsessed with?<\/h2>\n

I recently made a couple of new illustrations in bright yellow and peachy colours called Summer Vibes and Spring. I am trying to change up my usual colour palettes and experiment more with colour.<\/p>\n

Please share with us your creative practice<\/h2>\n

My creative practice starts by looking at beautiful pictures, usually vintage fashion photos on Pinterest where I spend several hours sometimes. It really depends on what I feel I want to draw and if I find a photo that I connect with, which I would use as my base for inspiration. Then I just play with colours that I have planned in my head and try some patterns, but that’s all a process of trial and error for me \u2014 it’s definitely my favourite part!<\/p>\n

What would be your dream collaboration?<\/h2>\n

I would love to collaborate with Urban Outfitters on a pattern collection or anything for that matter!<\/p>\n

What are you \u2026<\/h2>\n

Listening to:<\/strong> Always love to listen to Amy Winehouse
\nReading:<\/strong> Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
\nWatching:<\/strong> The Queen’s Gambit
\nLearning:<\/strong> Surface pattern design<\/p>\n

If you were to reimagine the world, how would it look?<\/h2>\n

There would be more time for relaxing and less work hours, more art spaces, less plastic and no guns.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for you?<\/h2>\n

I really want to get into the world of surface pattern design and collaborate more with fashion brands in the future.<\/p>\n

For more, visit constanzag.com.au<\/a> and @constanza.illustrates<\/a> on Instagram. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chilean-born illustrator Constanza Goeppinger creates works that are as vibrant as they are stylish, in a tropical colour palette that is influenced by vintage fashion photography and the great outdoors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":1201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[11,305,182,168,304],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1200"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1202,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200\/revisions\/1202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}