[1] Prior to embarking on an art career, Zapata moved to New York City in 1999 and worked in finance and, briefly, in the music industry as a chairman for IMC Records (he is credited as a co-writer on an updated version of the Los del Río song, "Macarena").
[4] The work is a part of his series Ten, for which Kim Kardashian, Sofía Vergara, and Michelle Rodriguez have also modeled.
[7] In 2015, he entered into a licensing agreement with clothing company Alice + Olivia,[8] and collaborated with the footwear brand Superga.
[11] In February 2017, Zapata unveiled a clothing collection at New York Fashion Week based on his artwork.
His collaboration with Alice + Olivia and the CFDA, A + O X DOMINGO ZAPATA, furthered the fusion between his art and fashion.
The motifs used by Zapata for this work included a retrospective of his prior work including Polo Players, Pandas, Flamenco dancers and Flowers, all influenced by his native Spain and time spent living in New York City.
[17] Zapata has had multiple audiences with Pope Francis, and many of the meetings produced artistic collaborations.
The initial artistic collaboration between the Pope and Zapata was auctioned for $500,000 US in benefit to the Schools Occurrentes charity.
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[25] Many of his works explore thematic elements such as "sexuality, opulence, and vitality," often incorporating text into the artwork.