TANIA FIGUEROA (B. 1980 - SANTURCE, PUERTO RICO)

LIVES AND WORKS IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA.

PIECES OFTEN EMERGE FROM MAGAZINE CUTTINGS, SKETCH STUDIES, OR PHOTOGRAPHS. OTHER WORKS ARE CREATED INTUITIVELY, WITHOUT FOLLOWING A SET PATTERN, ALLOWING COMPOSITIONS TO RISE IN A GRADUAL AND ORGANIC MANNER.

SHE WORKS WITH MATERIALS TO CREATE TEXTURES THAT EXPLORE WHAT SHE CALLS THE TOPOGRAPHY OF LIFE. HER PIECES ESTABLISH AN EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPE, EXAMINING THE COMPLEXITIES OF EXISTENCE AND THE IMPERFECTIONS WE HUMANS PERCEIVE AS FLAWS.

EXALTING IMPERFECTIONS