Maria del Carmen is a Sydney-based artist from Chile. Her work navigates intuitive feeling and emotion, expressed through abstract landscapes and figurative paintings. Maria’s imaginary sceneries explore the intricate connection between mother nature and the inner self. Frida Kahlo said,
“I don’t paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality.”
The statement also applies to Maria, whose artworks alternate between large expressive canvases and small ink works on paper. Maria’s creative process arises from a drive to express the female freedom she senses in her connection with nature and the healing experience of this bond.
I work with the raw expression of my feelings on the canvas, thinking about the wounded areas of my psyche and liberating them through colour. The force of my creative process transforms negativity into resilient energy. Through making the artwork, I am confronting my innermost fears .
It is in my connection with the ocean, the land and the universe that I find the most profound source of healing. I see women as powerful beings, capable of healing themselves and future generations by breaking the cycle of sick attachments and patterns by fostering meaningful connections with the feminine force. I want my paintings to show that.
“Healing nature”
Healing nature is a series of paintings in which I work with the raw expression of my feelings on the canvas, thinking about the wounded areas of my psyche and liberating them through colour. The force of my creative process transforms negativity into resilient energy. Through making the artwork, I am confronting my innermost fears and transforming them into something I consider beautiful: a pure form of expression.
