CATALINA VIEJO LOPEZ DE RODA
Image of Balance - Drawing

Balance - Drawing

$900.00

Graphite and Charcoal on Paper
14 x 11 inches (unframed)
Has white border around edge

In this drawing, a figure balances herself on a narrow branch of an oddly shaped tree on the edge of a cliff. An expansive landscape extends in the distance. She hovers over an ocean as she reaches up to grab some berries. The tree supports her weight as her labia wraps around the branch. Is this an uncomfortable or pleasurable situation?

Self-balance consists of being in a state of proper equilibrium - in harmony, love, and peace with oneself. We have no control over what happens in the world, events may be disruptive or challenging to our lives, but we always have a choice in how we respond. Even amongst difficulties and struggles in the external world, one can choose to keep a balance within.

---

General Statement about my Self Care Project

My work focuses on images taken from my memories, dreams, and experiences of female intimacy. My images re-invent themes that have interested me all of my life: reality and illusion, voyeuristic impulses, our relationship with our environment, and existential dichotomies.

Dealing with a persistent virus has instigated a new direction in my work, with the central theme being Self Care. A single woman lives in isolation in each of my drawings and paintings. She inhabits wild environments and has developed a symbiotic relationship with the landscape. The female figures embody the wild woman archetype and reflect the landscape around them: arms open up like flowers, legs mirror the bends of the river, bodies twists like tree trunks. The repetition of natural elements, like leaves or waves, evokes a sense of abundant beauty and simultaneously remains on the verge of overflowing and consuming the figures.

When I create my images, I rely on nature's beauty, poetics, and sensuality as it allows me to counteract the uneasy feelings I experience concerning my existential questions. There is always a moment of tension in my images, which fluctuates between pleasure and pain, power and vulnerability, life and death. The woman in my drawings embraces these dichotomies, the possible danger, the fear, the futility. She is aware that she is a part of the seasons of life; birth, change, decay, regeneration. The female figures in these works inspire how I would like to live my life. Stripped off material possessions, social relationships, and facial recognition, these women show us the value of being human and remind us what we can learn from nature; its resilience, adaptability, and ultimately, its celebration of life.

Interview with the Dig Boston about my Self Care project
https://digboston.com/self-care-and-the-wild-woman-archetype/

Animation of Balance
https://vimeo.com/547337107

Image of Balance - Drawing Image of Balance - Drawing Image of Balance - Drawing Image of Balance - Drawing
Image of Green Cry Image of Green Cry
Green Cry
$775.00
Image of Pink Cry Image of Pink Cry
Pink Cry
$775.00
Image of Red Cry Image of Red Cry
Red Cry
$775.00
Image of Acceptance - Painting Image of Acceptance - Painting
Acceptance - Painting
$2,400.00 — Sold out
Image of Trust - Painting Image of Trust - Painting
Trust - Painting
$1,800.00
Image of Venus - Painting Image of Venus - Painting
Venus - Painting
$1,800.00
Image of Night Window - Drawing Image of Night Window - Drawing
Night Window - Drawing
$700.00
Image of Trust - Drawing Image of Trust - Drawing
Trust - Drawing
$1,400.00
Image of Blue Cry Image of Blue Cry
Blue Cry
$775.00
Image of Yellow Cry Image of Yellow Cry
Yellow Cry
$775.00
Image of Violet Cry Image of Violet Cry
Violet Cry
$775.00
Image of Night Window - Painting Image of Night Window - Painting
Night Window - Painting
$1,800.00
Image of Curiosity - Painting Image of Curiosity - Painting
Curiosity - Painting
$1,400.00 — Sold out
Image of Generosity - Painting Image of Generosity - Painting
Generosity - Painting
$1,200.00
Image of Search Image of Search
Search
$1,400.00 — Sold out
Image of Exploration - Drawing Image of Exploration - Drawing
Exploration - Drawing
$400.00
Image of Venus - Drawing Image of Venus - Drawing
Venus - Drawing
$1,400.00
Image of Heal - Drawing Image of Heal - Drawing
Heal - Drawing
$400.00
Image of Curiosity
Curiosity
$400.00 — Sold out
Image of Integrity Image of Integrity
Integrity
$1,400.00
You might also like