Roxana Urra
Terrassa-Barcelona, España, Spain
My artistic practice begins with curiosity about the human condition and the contradictions that sha...
About the artist
Roxana Urra
Joined In 2025
(4 Followers)
About the artist
Roxana Urra
Joined In 2025
(4 Followers)
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My artistic practice begins with curiosity about the human condition and the contradictions that shape our experience of the world. Painting allows me to explore these questions through images that move between the familiar and the strange, the intimate and the unsettling.
From this necessity emerge my figures, which oscillate between melancholy and playfulness, irony and fragility. They are visual fictions that invite the viewer to reflect on the contradictions of the present, proposing emotional narratives with which one can identify, be moved, or feel unsettled.
Through symbolic portraits, I explore vulnerability, humor, tragedy, ambiguity, and the existential condition. The narrative is not explicit, but is built through gestures, compositions, colors, and textures that suggest rather than state.
My creative process is a dialogue between the spontaneous and the meticulous. Sometimes a work is born from an impulsive gesture; other times, from a patient and reflective search. Color and painterly matter—especially acrylic paint combined with other textural materials—play a central role in building a personal, expressive, and tactile aesthetic.
My work is nourished by a wide range of influences, from the Renaissance masters to...
Training: Self-Taught
Details: Ongoing training through independent study, persistent practice, and the analysis of art history.
International Group Exhibition · IDENTITY Seoul 2026 · Established Voices Section · Ara Art Center · Seoul, South Korea · 2026
Group Exhibition · Buat Fine Art · Barcelona, Spain · 2025
Group Exhibition · CravingArt_Art Gallery · Rome, Italy (as part of RAW Rome Art Week) · 2025
Group Exhibition · Zarin Galleria · Helsinki, Finland · 2025
Group Exhibition · Galería Impaktes Visuals · Sabadell-Barcelona, Spain · 2023
Online Exhibition · SwissArtExpo · Zürich, Switzerland · 2023
Solo Exhibition · Centro Cultural Els Amics de les Arts · Terrassa-Barcelona, Spain · 2022
Group Exhibition · Centro Cultural Els Amics de les Arts · Terrassa-Barcelona, Spain · 2020