Buenos Aires Austin, Texas

About the artist Born in Cordoba, Argentina, I moved to the U.S. in 1985 and currently reside in Austin, Texas. I pursued studies in Studio Art at the University of Texas at Austin. I’ve exhibited in venues including the University of Texas, Women Printmakers of Austin, Austin Art in Public Places, 2040 gallery, and I am currently represented by D. Berman Gallery (www.dbermangallery.com) in Austin, Texas, Hooks Epstein Gallery (www.hooksepsteingalleries.com) in Houston, Texas, and Fairmount Gallery (www.fairmountgallery.com) in Dallas, Texas. About the work My paintings are populated by the small objects that surround us in every day life: toys, tools, blocks, plastic containers, utensils, caps, etc. These objects are depicted as they look in real life but they also function as characters in a narrative or elements in a landscape. My intention is that they are perceived in both ways: they are seen as what they really are but they are read as members of a small parallel world. This small parallel world echoes our own world. It’s a way of looking at ourselves in the mirror. I like to paint from life because the color and light effects obtained this way are more complex, subtle and interesting. I work from set-ups built using the afore-mentioned objects, other materials (fabric, cardboard, etc) and lamps to create the intended environment. The process of building the set-ups also allows me to visualize ideas and experiment. I often combine these environments with real skies I’ve photographed. Since I’m representing alternative worlds I often bend reality: the objects may be stacked up in a way that would not stand to gravity or are suspended in the air, sometimes I paint different sections of the painting changing the lighting. The process is similar to that of children who use toys and other objects to create a story. My characters and stories however, are not imaginary but those of our real world.