Veronica Gonzalez
Mixed Media and Textile Artist, Bogota, Colombia
Born in Santiago, Chile 1973, Gonzalez grew up surrounded by Chilean landscapes which inspired her from an early age. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and Aesthetics, and during her studies she was deeply inspired by the work of visual artists that used engraved techniques. Gonzalez finished her degree in 1996 with a firm interest in the fusion between human organs, landscapes and natural forms.
After some years, Gonzalez moved to Bogota to pursue fine art professionaly, and it was there that she became a true nature lover. The exuberant landscapes all around Colombia inspired her techniques, her art language, her soul. She was introduced to new and magnificent cultural traditions, and became fascinated by their many avenues for expression and development of ideas.
In her work, Gonzalez began to focus more and more on incorporating different natural elements, particularly feathers and leaves, and started exploring concepts where natural forms and materials merged.
“I always try to renew the language and materials that I use. I do not like to be trapped in what looks well or accommodates me. Despite my training in engraving techniques, I do not make editions, each one of my projects are unique. I like to investigate about the topics that motivate me, and build my own encyclopedia of images, with which I play later to build my works.
“My inspiration is drawn mostly from the natural world, though my work carries references to both artistic and botanical forms. For as long as I can remember I have always been fascinated with repetitive sequencing, combining separate elements to form a cohesive group.
“Nature is full of reoccurring patterns and rhythms; spirals, waves, repeating feathers and leaves. As in nature, each piece of my work, though seemingly a duplicate, is unique. Silk and paper have the smoothness and the malleability that I need to create new shapes, manipulating them to appear in some cases defiantly weightless.
“My work is a celebration of nature itself. I aim to create projects that inspire, connect and touch in an emotional way, taking the viewer on a journey through different ethereal, botanical and peaceful landscapes.”