A palette of colors that conceives, from the intimate recesses of the artist’s mind, representations of an intense emotion, thus creating silhouettes of the objects and subjects born from our reality, reinterpreting and shaping those deepest emotions and the more intense passions. So, those dream colors, that reality reinterpreted, are the result not only of an inspired mind and overflowing talent, but also of the understanding of what surrounds Magdalena González, who uses painting and sculpture to embody those Chimeras that flood it.
Her childhood, the experience of camping and excursions, marked an important source of inspiration for the artist. It is through these expeditions to distant and solitary places – where along with its family she participated traveling in a very simple way – which she revealed, she learned and she t nurtured its passion for art. Perhaps this is why the titles and themes of his artworks have to do with starting from one place to another, or from arrival to a site – Caminando la vida 1, Huellas, Llegada-, we also observe landscapes –Paisaje invernal, Árbol de verano, Magnolio-; And artworks such as Eternidad, Conexión and Al borde de , his most abstract artworks, in which she interprets the topic of emotions and the way to travel across them through life, not only for the title that corresponds to each work, but also for its technique, which involves a choice of color, depth of color and displacement of strokes and defined forms, providing this artworks with a Reflective, intense and beautiful character.
She studied graphic design and worked for years in this profession, which implied a more limited and structured vision of his creativity, depending a lot on the use of the computer and the planning of projects. However, as time passed, she gradually leaned towards plastic and warm materials cultivating her passion for art, until he decided to turn completely to the vocation of an artist.
She carried out sculpture graduates at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, working mainly on stone sculpture, which overwhelmed her, because this material involves applying great effort and patience to create an artwork, something that motivated Magdalena: “(…) is an extraordinary Experience seeing as something as rigid as a stone, through your hands and hard work is transformed into something beautiful organic, loaded with emotions that go through the entire period in which you perform the work, touring unexpected and surprising paths inside of you”.
She also attended workshops with prominent artists, where she began to work in various supports, developing acrylic painting and mixed technique and oil, she was interested in trying new materials and, above all, exploring with color and its sensations. In this way, Magdalena began her artistic career, empowered her talent and creativity largely self-taught, manifesting a style that exalts feelings.
The artwork of Magdalena González is very personal, involves a search of their intimate spaces, a connection and then an expression with freedom. It is her experiences and transformations, the passage of time, the elements that she explores inasmuch: “I have always wanted to look for part of myself, in every artwork I paint, I always wonder how there are unexplored corners within itself, that through Brush strokes are reflecting your inner being. ” The artist is in constant search and experimentation, so she has not yet determined her next show to the public, her interest, for now is to paint and discover new materials, supports and topic to translate into her paintings, she just wants to achieve a solid work and with a lot of content that is the reflection of itself and its work.
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