Blanca Padros-Quintana

Artist Statement:



With a focus on the cycles and transitions of life, I endeavour to deepen my research of colour theory and its relationships to emotion. I hope for my audience to experience a sense of melancholy, in addition, appreciating the beauty depicted. From my perspective there is beauty in the gruesome and unappealing, as such, I explore my themes utilising sentimental objects. With an emphasis on memento mori and psychoanalysis of grief and life transitions, I have developed a love for plants and their symbolism, which is conveyed in my art. Through painting, printmaking, drawing and photography, I add my own spin to the vanitas movement.