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Sara Cinca
The culmination of world exploration and the
development of undiscovered skills as an artist
is integral to my work. As a child, my long-term
integration into contrasting situations allowed me
to develop an awareness of the defining impact
architecture has on social dynamics. Branching out
into two styles has allowed me to evoke and discover
the extent of influence these homes have had on me.
Through the focused study of tonal differences,
monotypes translate the illumination of interior and
exterior spaces in large urban environments or
intimate natural havens. I envisioned my journey
with this process as one which suggested a flavour
of my childhood. Artists such as Edgar Degas and
Donald Sultan initially shaped my stylistic choices,
beginning with a set of monotypes grounded on the
beaches of Merritt Island, NASA’s base in Florida. To
balance this structured journey, I endeavoured to use
atypical media for the rest of my work, ranging from a
relief piece in wax to a sculpture acting as a medium
for immersive projections of rural India. The idea of
creating art which acts as an interactive experience
for the observer became a recurring theme which
describes these pieces.
Isabel De Sousa
The central concept of my exhibition was an exploration of the relationship between people and place. Different
locations initially generate strong visual and physical impressions on the viewer, as well as a deeper emotional
association. My work is an examination of this duality; the conscious and subconscious sensations effected
by, and linked with, places. Throughout my pieces exists a different balance of the human and natural worlds,
suggesting their inherent yet variable relationship, and the extent to which these two different worlds are one
and the same.
I found textural painting a particularly fruitful avenue for this investigation into natural and emotional landscapes,
enabling me to convey an almost tangible sense of a setting and the corresponding force of emotion generated
by certain hues and textures. The work of Vincent van Gogh was especially influential in developing my
understanding of the power of landscape, a constant presence so often overlooked in everyday life. I then
progressed to a more inward-looking exploration of people’s experiences of places. Here the work of Laure
Prouvost was fundamental in revealing the relationship between the conscious and subconscious sensations
generated by a place. I focused on the unique human interpretations of different places, and how memories
of and associations with different settings can expose the multiple fragments from which human identity
is composed.