226 - VALERIA PESCE (Sardinia, Italy, 1963).

VALERIA PESCE (Sardinia, Italy, 1963). "Fluttering Butterflies." 2022. Oil and acrylic on canvas. Signed. Certificate of authenticity issued by the artist included. Dimensions: 75 x 65 x 3.5 cm. Valeria Pesce studied graphic design in Cagliari and New York, later living in Milan before moving to Barcelona in 1991, where she currently lives and works. Self-taught, she primarily uses oil and acrylic. Fascinated by the vital energy that stirs bodies and awakens consciences, Valeria Pesce follows the trail of every sign of life through the fragmentary: corporeal (dreamy eyes, fleeting smiles, pregnant wombs...), vegetal (details of poppies, peonies, tulips...), or aquatic. Even in those series in which the artist seems to set aside her interest in capturing the flow of life—such as those based on film stills—Pesce explores the inner currents of consciousness, a theme underscored by localized blurs and a palette whose tonal nuances convey the gradations of mood. A figuration that is both realistic and dreamlike, where nothing is the same as it was a second ago—everything flows and transforms. She has exhibited in Spain, Italy, France, England, Germany, and Slovenia. Her works are in private collections in Germany, the United States, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, England, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, and Hong Kong.