"Ikaro" Painting

My name is Brenda Rodríguez, an abstract painter and designer based in Germany, with formative years living and working in New York City. Born in Peru, my work explores themes of cultural identity, motherhood, and emotional memory through layered abstract landscapes developed through an intuitive, process-driven approach. “Every artwork is a story that does not need words to be told, a journey without a set destination, a voyage of the soul without a predefined outcome”. My work emerges from personal experience and lived emotion, shaped by movement across cultures, relationships, and inner landscapes. Themes of identity, belonging, and emotional memory recur throughout my practice, reflecting the ambivalence of feeling connected to many places while fully belonging to none. Working primarily with oils and acrylics on canvas and paper, I approach painting intuitively, building layered, textured surfaces with brushes and palette knives. Painting is my most immediate form of communication—a space where emotions, thoughts, and dreams can surface, inviting viewers to engage with their own inner reflections.