Peca Unveils: Allegories & Cupcakes, a new solo show at Corey Helford Gallery
Written by NATALIA JORUK
As long-term fans of Argentine painter, illustrator, and stop motion filmmaker Peca – we are excited to unveil a sneak peek at some of her new paintings opening this weekend at Corey Helford Gallery! The Beautiful Bizarre Magazine issue #21 and issue #36 artist will open her first solo exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery titled Allegories & Cupcakes,whichwill be on view in Gallery 3 through July 12th.
Peca creates dreamlike and mystical worlds populated by anthropomorphic creatures and mystical beings. Her art is often inspired by her own dreams, visions, and meditations, which she translates into vivid visual narratives filled with universal symbols.
Her childhood in Argentina was marked by the brutality of the military dictatorship, from which she found refuge in music and painting. After studying fine arts in Buenos Aires, Peca moved to Barcelona in 2001, where she now lives and works.
Her signature visual journeys encompass numerous creatures beyond our waking world. Each painting is an opportunity to explore our own imaginations and find our own meanings among her heartfelt backdrop of colourful, surreal beauty. Using a diverse range of media including oils, acrylics, and pencils, Peca’s works are often inspired by her personal interest in finding the meaning of life and highlighting the spiritual: “[This new series] it is an existentialist search for fundamental questions. For me, painting is a philosophical exercise of self-knowledge and universal knowledge, it is meditation and materialization of meditation.”
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