Natalia Villanueva Linares

Lives and works in Chicago, IL, USA

Artist statement

Natalia Villanueva Linares/Nati is a French Peruvian multidisciplinary artist living in Chicago. There are two different perspectives in my practice: I build moments with a monumental feel for volume and colors or reveal situations full of details with an intense metaphorical spirit. I have a magnetic affection for large collections of objects brimming with history, longing to be transmitted. They are multiplied as offerings, I disappear into the repetition and effort, inviting others to feel the magnitude of their generosity. I often proceed to the destruction of an object to produce transformations, opening it for others, allowing the destruction to become a gesture of distribution. Most of my works fulfill a protective function.

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