Ana Elisa Benavent

Color rules my work. It speaks deeply and loudly, expressing our raw feelings, our inner emotions. An open narrative in which individual interpretation starts with self-discovery and revelation. A story based not so much on what is said, but what is not… visual conversations about life.

My creative process is a deep excavation, a dissection of the emotional process between soul and sight. I do not want viewers to see in my work what I see, but to immerse them in their own version, in their own experience ... in their own story.

Joy, love, sorrow, frustration, excitement... A warm orange red cheers up a gloomy midnight blue… A big, bold, jealous deep purple takes over… Let’s invite a bit of white to make peace. And so these large fields of color start talking to and playing with each other, layer over layer, foundation colors under translucent colors under contrasting colors, it’s all a moving target of shapes, lines, and textures. Rolling, brushing, dripping, spattering. They all add up to tell the story. My story, their story.

Technically, my work is highly influenced by color field abstract expressionism, a style in which I ventured during the 15 years I lived in Washington DC. It consists primarily of medium and large-...

Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA USA

I have exhibited individually and collectively in Washington DC, New York, Spain, and Mexico. For current and upcoming events and exhibitions, please visit http://www.anaelisabenavent.com