Overcoating - A solo exhibition by Tavira

2012 / 12 / 08 Sat.

2013 / 01 / 13 Sun.

10:00 - 18:00

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    Moca Studio

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We may think that life is about collecting a lot of different experiences through everyday living, but through the creative process of Overcoating, I found out that this life is not all about gaining knowledge. Ultimately, it is a matter of peeling away all the layers and having faith.
-Lourdes Salcedo Tavira
Lourdes Salcedo Tavira grew up in Spain and began showing a talent for drawing since she was a little girl, as she had a fondness of drawing on her homework, books, and even the family furniture. For years, she has been devoted to creating an Art Journal, in which she insists on using drawings to depict her journal entries. Captivated by a world where she could freely express her emotions and thoughts, she also sensitively observed a sense of twistedness in reality. Tavira is skilled in utilizing the power of colors, and together with her unique artistic vernacular, she expresses through her art her inner profound emotions and feelings, and from which she attempts to reach an actualization of her personal will. Tavira’s artistic style is free and full of powerful vivid colors, which she uses to express life’s different experiences as well as her inner feelings. As an artist of great sensitivity, she possesses two very distinct creative attributes: on one hand, she shows a very positive way to approach life. No matter what obstacles are presented along the journey, life is still beautiful and we should always remain hopeful; on the other hand, she emphasizes, in a very ironic way, the reality of our society and probes at our so called happiness. She believes that people are used to being covered by layers and layers of beautiful colors that are self-inflicted or applied by others to make us believe that everything is just fine. However, perhaps this beautiful yet superficial veneer is a good depiction of the real life? The exhibition, Overcoating, at MOCA Taipei will present 19 artworks by Tavira. Through the integration of her paintings and multimedia installations, she hopes to create a complex way of viewing and to profoundly explore her self-perception of good and evil. Furthermore, through viewing and reading from multiple perspectives, she hopes to incite the audience’s participation and contemplation. As in life, the subtle differences between the superficial and the internal will need to be experienced personally, in order to truly capture the essence of life.

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Lourdes Salcedo Tavira

Tavira's creativity started when she was a child living in Spain. She enjoyed drawing on her homework assignments, text books, and even on furniture. Over the years, she kept an art diary and immersed herself in a world where she was completely free to express her own feelings and ideas.


With the distortion of reality and her love of using chromatic power, Tavira achieves her will by stressing profound moods and feelings, through her unique style of painting.

"I am tired of using muted colors that no longer represent my way of life."


Most of Tavira's creative process doesn't have an already thought of idea or pre-planned game. Although there is a clear improvisation and spontaneity in her work, also the image of people with clear stories always ends up emerging from a place somewhere deep inside of her. It is the interconnection between human beings, this society, and her inner self that constantly provokes her.


"As I draw, the feeling of pain is always inside of me. It’s this pain that makes me an artist and, in no way, is this a punishment put upon me. Its only when the drawing is finished, that I'm at ease."

Artworks

A Little Girl
Giving Birth
The Lesbians
The Whore
Getting Old
Dreaming
When a Stranger Knocks at Your Door
The Sad Girl
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