His illustrations have taken the world by storm. And by taking them, I mean gay-ifying them. But it’d be unfair to reduce the Spanish artist’s work to only a series of illustrations where he mocks heteronormativity. His paintings go beyond that: he transforms the walls hanging his pieces into happy places. Juggling humour, political discourse, and self- healing, Pepo is finding in art a way to know himself better and also enjoy. Which, at the end of the day, isn’t that what we’re all here for? As he says below, “This is coming to an end for all of us.”