Karla Pereira

Voltaire said that "beauty is pleasing to the eyes; tenderness chains the soul", and I could not agree more. The purpose of my work is nothing convoluted, conflictive or meaningless, it is none other than to reflect beauty; the beauty of other imaginary worlds where the female figure is the main character; the beauty of a pair of big eyes; of some fantastic and loyal beings, that beauty (subjective) that as Voltaire said pleased the eye and whose highest aspiration is to chain the soul.
Born in Ibiza (Spain) on a December 10th but with Zaragozan heart, as it was in the Aragon capital where I spent all my childhood. Since I was little I felt intrigued by drawing, painting, singing, dance and all art in general, but I did not receive any formal training in any of these areas. In 2002, I moved with some of my family to Gandia, where I live now, and where in those years I oriented my studies to Commerce and Marketing. After a period of different work experiences, I decided in 2012 to start studying towards a degree in Art History, at the same time I started self-taught oil painting.
These early works focus on an expressionist style, inspired by painters like Edvard Munch or Jackson Pollock. After some time, inspired by the Blythe dol...

History of Art Degree 2012-2016

Self-taught artist since 2012

2017 Shows

-"Cute animals" Artbot Gallery, Virginia (USA)

-"Editions 2" Penny Contemporary, Tasmania (Australia)

-"Muses" Swoon Gallery, Los Angeles (USA)