Paula Cortázar
Artist, Drawing
Mexico
My work is primarily based on the search for drawing within nature. Through observation, I discover a graphic language that repeats itself constantly—whether in a stone, the wrinkled surface of a piece of paper, or hidden within any other kind of surface. Drawing is the tool that allows me to reveal and interpret the hidden graphic code, whether it belongs to a tree or a river. This repetition of lines is, for me, visual evidence that every element around us is part of a greater whole. In this way, drawing becomes a personal translation of a much more complex language. The relationship between elements as seemingly opposite as paper and stone is revealed through drawing, alluding to the idea that, materially, we all come from the same origin and carry the same energy.
