From Paceville Bouncer To Portrait Artist, Is This Marsaskala Man The Best Of Both Worlds?
“I started drawing at my quċċija – I just grabbed a pencil and began drawing!” Joseph Carabott told Lovin Malta.
Some of Joseph's artwork
Joseph Carabott
While a future in drawing was clearly ordained by a higher power during his quċċija, Joseph always had a passion for being ripped AF.
“What’s interesting about bodybuilding is that I remember from a very early age, I always wanted to be muscular when I grew up,” he recounts. “I like bodybuilding, just to look good all year round. I used to compete, but I don’t do that anymore.”
Joseph’s approach to art is the same as his approach to working out – he has a need to improve, every single session.
“I always try to be better and better – in fact, every single artwork I do will be better than the one before,” he says with determination.
When it comes to his art, he has a clear speciality.
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Many members of my family, like my father and uncle, were against my decisions – but I closed my eyes and let my feelings guide me instead
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Joseph and his partner, who is also very physically active
“Now I’m doing this – it’s better than throwing people out, no?”
Joseph loves to draw faces, as realistically as possible. He’s drawn everyone from Sylvester Stallone to Marilyn Monroe to Charlie Chaplin and even Dom Mintoff for some local flavour – and he isn’t stopping anytime soon.
And while some people might be surprised at his change in career, it all makes sense for Joseph.
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