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. Currently, she is expanding her practice through sculpture and spatial art at the RHoK Academy in Brussels.
Since settling in Brussels in 2018, she has focused on abstract painting. Her gestural compositions address social themes like health and freedom, exploring the power of colour to unveil the infinite dimensions and qualities of the self.
Her exhibitions include a presentation at the PILAR Center for Contemporary Art and Science in Brussels and international shows in London and France. She secured a residency in Motoco, supported by Kunsthalle Mulhouse and the François Schneider Foundation.
Her work has been featured in Wallpaper* Magazine and is part of private collections worldwide.
E X H I B I T I O N S
2025 - "Defining Your Point Of View", Paul Smith Store Mayfair, London, UK. (Upcoming)
2025 - Paul Smith Store Antwerp, Antwerp, BE. (Upcoming)
2025 - "On Beauty", Pictorem Gallery, London, UK. (Upcoming)
2025 - "Essential: Essence In A Space", RHoK Academie Woluwe, 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 explores the unseen—an inquiry into the connection and separation of the literal and the metaphorical within my emotional and sensorial experiences.
I create gestural abstract paintings where movement, intuition, and materiality converge, building layered, textured surfaces that reveal traces of my physical engagement with the canvas. My colour palette is rich and dynamic, guided by an organic sense of composition rather than a predetermined structure.
I also integrate text-based elements into my practice, treating language as both a visual and conceptual medium. Words emerge and dissolve within the painted surface, reflecting themes of presence and absence, as well as the complexities of communication and relationships.
Deeply influenced by the natural world, I draw inspiration from my experiences in the Sonian Forest in Brussels and the vast coastal landscapes of Belgium that I frequently visit. This connection to nature is shaped by my heritage in Catalan modernism and the modern art of Barcelona. My process resonates with the concept of "authentic movement" from Gestalt therapy, allowing painting to become a means of digesting and translating sensorial and emotional experiences, as well as confronting and transforming ancestral pain rooted in the oppressive, crippling, and patriarchal society of Franco’s 40-year dictatorship.
Ultimately, I reflect on the concept of freedom: is it embodied, or a construct of the mind? Perhaps true freedom is the core of my inquiry—the resolution unfolding naturally through the act of painting.
Laura Basterra Sanz, June 2025
For any enquires please e-mail me: laura.basterra.sanz at gmail.com
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