Resident Artist Mikaela Montenegro
Resident ArtistDetails
| First Name | Mikaela |
| Last Name | Montenegro |
| Username | mikaelam |
| Bio | Mikaela Montenegro (1997). Quito – Ecuador. Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Central University of Ecuador. She studied abroad at the School of Fine Arts in Paris. Her work, focused on painting, explores themes related to mental disorders and the construction of the subject in contemporary society. Her work draws on genres related to figuration and landscape primarily. However, she has also explored other mediums such as video art and installation. She has participated in various group and solo exhibitions in recognized institutions both within and outside the country. Currently, she lives and works in Quito as an independent artist and Visual Arts teacher. |
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| Country of residence | Ecuador |
Statement
| Statement | Creation requires constant exploration, an open mind to chaos, thought, feeling, and observation. As an artist, my relationship with reality is interested in gestures, moments, sensations, and almost imperceptible aspects of everyday life, which, when captured, can open the door to countless possibilities. Although my work focuses on painting, I am interested in experimenting and merging it with new mediums. In our society, characterized by excessive speed, there is power in meticulously constructing a tangible object from ideas that have been hidden and made invisible. Thus, the themes that have surrounded my most recent projects revolve around the current human condition, emphasizing its vulnerability and fluidity. Some recurring concepts are isolation and mental disorders, as issues that do not belong only to certain individuals but are immersed and diverted in all social entities. In this way, I use photography and cinema as my main resources in my creative process. I refer to philosophical exponents such as Gilles Deleuze and Michel Foucault, and artists like Francis Bacon, Gerhard Richter, among others. I rely on genres such as landscape and figuration, which operate as metaphors to evoke various sensations around the mentioned ideas, but not as illustrations that explicitly communicate what is shown. I believe in art as a means for questioning and reflection. Art as the creation of new worlds. Art as escape and a line of flight. |
Exhibitions
| Exhibitions | Collective Exhibitions 2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Individual Exhibitions 2023
2022
2021
2018
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Interests and medias
| Interests | Collage, Drawing, Filmmaking / Video art, Mixed media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture |
| Painting medias | Acrylic, Ink, Oil, Watercolor |
| Drawing medias | Acrylic, Chalk, Charcoal, Graphite, Ink |
| Filmmaking / video art medias | Video installation |
| Printmaking medias | Aquatint, Etching, Monotype, Offset printing |
| Collage medias | Photomontage, Digital collage / eCollage |
| Sculpture medias | Ceramics, Clay |
| Photography | Digital image |