Irene Lopez De Castro

Irene Lopez de Castro's paintings of Africa and India are the result of years of travel in the African Sahel and the North of India.
Irene´s unique style of painting suits perfectly the themes she chooses to transmit, life and landscapes of the places she has passed by... there is a kind of pilgrimache to her own unconsciousness, searching for her soul in the reflection of those of others. Her paintings reflect the world through her particular sense of light and color....She feels attracted to places like India or Africa, because in those places she has found beauty in the simple and natural way of life, as it was for humanity before, something that the modern world has lost...life is better when we look for harmony between other human beings, between different ways of living or different religions, because in the end, we are all children of the same Creation... an infinity of Beauty remains in the different cultures around the world. That richness of human culture is the inspiration that makes Irene´s universe of creation ...
Irene has dedicated some 15 individual exhibits in Europe ( Venice, Milan, Paris, London, Madrid ) and Korea to transmitting the beauty of those landscapes and the kindness of its people, extending in...

fine arts university of Madrid 1986-1991, Spain

Individual exhibits:
2018 Il cuore del Mali, Florence, Italy.
2017 Au coeur du Mali Musee national du Mali, Bamako Afriaa
2015 " A sacred Journey" Whitewave Gallery, Seul, South Korea.
2015" From Africa to Sicily" Ortigia , Siracusa, Italy.
2015 " Del Niger al Ganges" CASA de VACAS Retiro, Madrid.
2015 " Atmosphères africaines" Galerie Jean- Claude Cazaux Biarritz France.
2014 “ Viajar Pintando “ , Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Vizcaya, Bilbao . Spain.
2013 “ De Benarés a Tombuctú” , Galería Antonio de Súñer, Madrid. Spain.
2012 “ Namasté”, Sibman Galllery, París , France & Nehru Centre , London. U.K.
2011 " L'or du Malí", Sibman Gallery, París, France.
2010 " Reflejos del Níger", Galeria Nolde, Navacerrada, Madrid, Spain.
2009 " Mother Africa”', Bandi Gallery, Seoul, South Korea.
2008 " Sahel", Galleria S. Lorenzo, Milan, Italy.
2006 " Ecos de Tombuctú ¨, Galeria Alexandra Irigoyen, Madrid, Spain.
2003 " Il fiume della vita " Schola dei Tiraoro e Battioro, Venice. Italy.
2002 " Sable et lumière", París, France . "La mirada Nómada", Madrid, Spain.
2001 " Il ánima di Malí”, Societé Belli Arti, Piaza Dante, Verona, Italy.
2001 " Viaje al corazón de Malí", C.C. Tres Cantos Madrid, Spain. ...