Personal Statement
By applying a metaphorical language, Ana creates works through labor-intensive processes that can be seen explicitly as a personal search in life.
Her works appear as dreamlike images in which fiction and reality meet, meanings shift, past and present fuse. Time and memory always play a key role.
Her romantic inclination towards the sublime and the magical aesthetic categories lingering between projection and perception, coherence and chaos is the reason that her works are described as Magical Realism.
By referencing metaphors and symbolism, she creates intense personal moments conceived by rules and omissions, acceptance and refusal, luring the viewer into their own significances.
Ana's work is a conversation in color inspired by the intricacies of nature. Through her paintings, she explores texture, color, and process. Texture is a significant component of her work as her goal is to create a surface, not just paint one.
About her work Ana says: "While creating sculptures and paintings, I try to suggest a story, not only of the moment but also of an entire life. Not only of what we can see, but what is invisible to the eyes. Art is like a mirror, that is why it is so powerful"
Education
Ana studied art at The National Institute of Fine Arts Manuel Belgrano where she earned a BFA and at the National Academy of Fine Arts Prilidiano Pueyrredón in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she graduated with an MFA.
In Argentina, one of his mentors was the sculptor Antonio Pujía.
Upon her arrival to the United States, she continued her education in visual arts under the guidance of
Alex Kristelis and Philip Cornelius at Pasadena College,Pasadena, California
In addition, she pursued studies at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Awards and Residencies
Premi Internacionazionali delle Arti “Memoria Lucia Martinez” 2004- 2008 Asociacion cultural Ruiz Aznar - Granada, España. 2004-2008
Diploma de Accésit – Premio Concurso Internacional de Artes Plásticas “ Compositor Antonio Guada” Granada, España. 2005
Ana was selected to participate in residencies in Naples Italy, and in Barcelona, Spain.
Ana is represented by:
Wilde Meyer Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ
Wilde Meyer Gallery in Tucson, AZ
www.wildemeyer.com
Jorge Mendez Gallery in Palm Springs, CA
www.jorgemendezgallery.com
Artamo Gallery in Santa Barbara, CA
www.artamo.com
Gloria Delson Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, CA
www.gdcagallery.com
Grand Street Arts, San Pedro, CA
Former Gallery 381, San Pedro, CA
www.grandstreetarts.com
The Loft at Liz in Los Angeles, CA.
www.theloftatlizs.com
About her work Ana says: "While creating sculptures and paintings, I try to suggest a story, not only of the moment but also of an entire life. Not only of what we can see, but what is invisible to the eyes. Art is like a mirror, that is why it is so powerful"
Education
Ana studied art at The National Institute of Fine Arts Manuel Belgrano where she earned a BFA and at the National Academy of Fine Arts Prilidiano Pueyrredón in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she graduated with an MFA.
In Argentina, one of his mentors was the sculptor Antonio Pujía.
Upon her arrival to the United States, she continued her education in visual arts under the guidance of
Alex Kristelis and Philip Cornelius at Pasadena College,Pasadena, California
In addition, she pursued studies at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Awards and Residencies
Premi Internacionazionali delle Arti “Memoria Lucia Martinez” 2004- 2008 Asociacion cultural Ruiz Aznar - Granada, España. 2004-2008
Diploma de Accésit – Premio Concurso Internacional de Artes Plásticas “ Compositor Antonio Guada” Granada, España. 2005
Ana was selected to participate in residencies in Naples Italy, and in Barcelona, Spain.
Ana is represented by:
Wilde Meyer Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ
Wilde Meyer Gallery in Tucson, AZ
www.wildemeyer.com
Jorge Mendez Gallery in Palm Springs, CA
www.jorgemendezgallery.com
Artamo Gallery in Santa Barbara, CA
www.artamo.com
Gloria Delson Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, CA
www.gdcagallery.com
Grand Street Arts, San Pedro, CA
Former Gallery 381, San Pedro, CA
www.grandstreetarts.com
The Loft at Liz in Los Angeles, CA.
www.theloftatlizs.com