B I O G R A P H Y
Laura Basterra Sanz (b. 1979), a multidisciplinary artist from Barcelona, obtained a BA in Fashion Design from URLL and pursued postgraduate studies in textile printing techniques. She is currently studying sculpture and spatial art at the RHoK Academy in Brussels.
Since moving to Brussels in 2018, her work has focused on abstract painting. Her gestural compositions address social themes like health and freedom, exploring the power of color to unveil the infinite dimensions and qualities of the self.
Her exhibitions include a presentation at PILAR, the Brussels Center for Contemporary Art and Science, and international shows in London and France. She secured a residency at Motoco, supported by Kunsthalle Mulhouse and the François Schneider Foundation.
Her work has been featured in Wallpaper* Magazine and is part of private collections in the UK, the USA, Chile, Switzerland, South Africa, and Europe.
E X H I B I T I O N S
2025 - "Why Paint?", Winns Gallery, London, UK.
2025 - "Essential - Essence In The Space", RHoK Academie, Brussels, BE.
2024 - "A Letter From A Friend", Bacio Collective, Bern, CH.
2024 - "Separation, Connection, Circulation", GC De Rinck, Brussels, BE.
2024 - "We Art XL Coup De Coeur", Abbaye de La Cambre, Brussels, BE.
2024 - "La Fin Des Semelles", Les Semelles, Charleville-Mezières, FR.
2024 - "April's Abstract Explosion", Ideelart Gallery, London, UK.
2023 - "En Vogue Now", online Artland, IdeelArt Gallery, London, UK.
2023 - "Intimate/Synergy", MOTOCO, Mulhouse, FR.
2023 - "Mostly Looking For The Same Things", XIV LAB, London, UK.
2023 - "Remain", The Performing Arts Forum, Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt, FR.
2022 - "Hello there, I just wanted to ask how you're doing", PILAR Brussels, Brussels, BE.
2022 - "Carte De Visite / Art Open Kunst", Espace Vanderborght, Brussels, BE
2021 - "In The Circle Of Light", See U Brussels, Brussels, BE.
2021 - "A Question Of Lines And Evolution", The Sun-Day Room, Brussels, BE.
2020 - "Rain! And So On", See U Brussels, Brussels, BE.
I N V I S I B I L I T I E S
My work focuses on the invisible life of emotional and sensorial experiences. It explores the connection between the literal and the metaphorical and challenges the notion of their separation.
I create gestural abstract paintings that encourage the body's intelligence to flourish. I’m fascinated by the dynamic interplay of colours as a manifestation of frequency (vibration or energy), fluidity as reflective of the water element, and subtleties that surpass verbal expression. I perceive the supports as an extension of myself, akin to a second skin. My work serves to process, organize, and digest my perceptions, embracing the emergence of organic conclusions.
In my text-based art, I use language to transmute ideas and thoughts, granting my mind the freedom to playfully explore the sonority of words. Music was the earliest form of expression I encountered as a child, and this practice facilitates the recognition of mental patterns and ego-driven behaviours, elevating them to a heightened level of awareness and enabling transformation into healthier thought processes and, consequently, behaviour.
I create installations to explain discomfort, authority, freedom, and love. I am driven by the desire to foster harmony around me and to explain that this harmony is inextricably linked to nature. We are nature.
Overall, I reflect on the concept of freedom, questioning whether it is embodied or solely a product of the mind. Is perhaps true freedom the ultimate subject of my exploration? The resolution must organically grow from the process of painting itself.
Laura Basterra Sanz, January 2025
For any enquires please e-mail me: laura.basterra.sanz at gmail.com
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