Vanessa Merlo

My work is about the things I experience in life, the things that I see, feel or have an impression on me; Pain, joy, bliss... These are important elements in my art. I am attracted to crafts, nature, and human experience. This is where my inspiration comes from.
Sometimes I reinterpret an existing work of art, such as a potter traditional Mexican craft that I depict on a different form or technique, or a masterpiece from one the great masters but imprinting my own story and feeling on it. Most of my work is made with natural pigments.

I paint because is a way to endure life, to face pain, to embrace the miracle of life and to remember who I am and to share with people the beauty behind human existence.

I believe art is for everyone and we artist can make art accessible to people.

Self-made artist