Natalia Garcia-Lee
Bio
Natalia Garcia-Lee is an emerging Miami-based artist, whose work interpretively illustrates societal constructs questioning the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of what we do as a species to decode distinctive zones of human behavior. Her fascination with the science between our seemingly logical existence fuels her figurative, yet abstract and layered artistic language. Through her work, she dissects the trajectory of our theoretic pathways, - its consequences and innate conflicts – within amalgamations of structured oil silhouettes, obscured, intuitive colored passages and dynamic palette. Garcia-Lee earned her Bachelor in Sculpture from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York before focusing her energies on painting which has become the predominant medium of her practice.
Statement
My artwork interpretively illustrates the constructs of human behavior, decoding the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of what we do as a species. We have organized areas of thought into categories such as science, mathematics, and architecture, and have elevated them to a degree of excellence. We cannot forget that they all stem from our most primitive minds, rooted in our survival instincts. My artwork dissects the trajectory of this path along with its consequences, reducing our ability to think to the layers of symbols and images found within my work. I find this method to be the most effective way to dialogue with this innate conflict. Hyper-modernization has transformed the world we live in morphing our sense of environment, sense of self, and ultimately providing new problems for our species that find solutions in primal behaviors disguised as advancement.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
