Shambhala by Irene Carlos Painting

My work is intuitive, spontaneously responds to colour, form, light and contact with living beings. It is inspired by direct experience with my surroundings. I have a strong connection to symbols, especially those shapes and forms derived from feminine energy and use them as part of my creative language. I have travelled extensively worldwide and each environment or new place has led me to further investigations, expanding the themes and media within my work. As a result, I have diversified my practice from textiles to sculpture, painting, mixed media and photography. Through photography , my awareness expands, as my visual perception captures gestures , light or nature. The intimacy of portrait deepens my comprehension of humankind.