Jessica Illacuci

Born and raised in Venezuela at the age of 17 moved to England where I completed my degree in Interior Architecture.
I have always been intrigued by art, and the impact that has in people. When I completed my degree I started to work as a designer, however, I always found a little time to paint, I always felt the need of doing things with my own hands, using all my senses it has always been key to my sanity.
I use color to capture mood. Shapes might derived from spontaneous movement and repetition. I derive my inspiration from shapes, forms and their interaction among themselves and the space that they occupy.
One of the beauties of art is that it allows people to connect not only with the piece but also with themselves. and that is exciting.
One of my goals is to modify perspectives through my work, always looking for fluidity, as everything is ever changing and never still.
In all my works I am inspired by different elements. I divide my works into different collections, or what I like to call ‘chapters’. I call them chapters as I believe they each show how a different element has inspired the art that I create. My life is my day-to-day inspiration, I take from the world materials, shapes, patterns and perspectives and I t...

BA at Oxford Brookes University

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