Artist Statement
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I’m interested in the intersection of figuration and abstract.
The starting point of my paintings are usually classic examples of beauty like flowers or beautiful women’s face, by deconstructing them I try to find a new kind of beauty, that at first glance may look haunting or even grotesque, but my intention is to make the viewer go beyond that and feels the materials the paintings are made of, the paint itself, the abstract elements of it and hopefully create an experience.
To create that, I work with the contrast between organic and geometric shapes. I make the paintings in two different stages, first I let myself go, I don’t try to reproduce the subject, but the emotion it produces upon me, I’m more interested in the material itself; The second stage is carefully planned as I add sharp circles and silhouettes, trying to make sense of the chaos.