EXCLUDED GALA: Pepe Munoz says the best advice given to him by Céline Dion – Gala

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The diva and her dancer… last summer, their proximity on stage and in the streets of Paris has caused much ink to flow. While he pursues a conversion in the illustration, with a forthcoming exhibition between the walls of the Gallery Sebastien Adrien, in the 3rd arrondissement of the capital, Pepe Munoz evokes exclusive to Gala the benevolence of Celine Dion towards her…

“R29 : Obsessions “… It is the title – a nod to the more vivid shade of lipstick – that he chose for its first exhibition, between the walls of the Gallery Sébastien Adrien, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. It has been discovered dancer next to Celine Dion, last summer. From 22 January to 3 march, these are other sketches that Pepe Munoz will unfold.

The quebec singer is related to this project. “I was going to spend my last day in Paris with Celine and his team,” recalls Pepe. This August morning, I woke up and I discovered an email from Sebastian, who proposed to me to explore collaboration. My summer with Celine, on stage and in the backstage of the fashion, had been a very intense experience. This invitation was the icing on the cake. When we met, Sebastian was wearing a leather jacket, pink and blue, very flashy, which gave him an air of David Bowie. I ordered an Aperol spritz. He took a coffee, as if he wanted to prove to me its serious. I listened, we laughed a lot. Quickly enough, I said to myself : “I want to work with this guy ! “”

For his part, Sébastien Adrien says : “I have seen one of his drawings on the internet, at the end of the summer. It was a representation of Celine Diondans the gardens of the Palais-Royal, at once very simple and very narrative. The line was assured. I discovered the artist. We’re the same age, it was immediately matched. Pepe is a singular talent, he knows how to express the movement and life. “

The pledge of confidence is huge. Illustrator talented yet unsung, a few months ago, Pepe Munoz knows. “I actually felt a little giddy, before I make this reflection :” Ok, Pepe. This type believes in you, people will approach your drawings, you better move you ass!!! “says the young exhibitor. Dancer, I used to question it. But Sébastien was really put to the challenge of perfecting my art and assert myself as a cartoonist. “

Qualified artist ” humble “, “listen” by its owner, Pepe can rely on another for support : that of Céline. “As soon as she learned that I was drawing, Céline has never ceased to encourage me and help me publicise my work. It drew me in magical places… Thanks to her, I was able to meet great new people, great talent, with whom I am still in contact, ” says the illustrator of 32 years.

A council of the singer was particularly marked : “One day, as we were leaving his hotel in Paris, she blew me these words :” from the time we’re through this hall, expect to what a person, at a minimum, don’t like what you do. Learn to live with this unavoidable reality, and all will be well. “I’m trying… “

If Celine has followed the different stages of the exhibition, “R29 : Obsessions” ? “From the very beginning, she was extremely excited about and I hope she will be proud of me,” says Pepe.

On the side of the Galerie Sébastien Adrien, it does not exclude also not a surprise visit in the next few weeks…

You can read our full exclusive interview with Pepe Munoz in the magazine Gala on newsstands this January 3, 2018.

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