El Tlalocan

Original Painting by Paula Rodriguez

(@prodriguez_et_al)

40 x 100 cm 

Acrylic on canvas 

Paula R Rodriguez (1989, Mexico City) is a Mexican artist based in London whose painting practice combines creative explorations of her native Mexico. She uses shape, colour, and form to evoke the magic realism of her cultural background and the richness of its native traditions.

“The idea of an altered reality has always fascinated me. When I was a little girl I used to stare at reflections in the water and immerse myself in the idea that the girl looking back was somewhere else.

My work in a way is an exploration of this, mostly based on memory, the paintings are imagine realities where space and solitude play a central role. The images normally come to me as day dreams, becoming windows into a place that is silent, where I can be alone in the vastness. Giving shape and colour to the stage in order to escape from the often overwhelming noise of the mind.”