LUCRECIA HERRERA IS A MIXMEDIA ARTIST WHO FOCUSES ON SCREENPRINTING AND ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHY. SHE EXPLORES EMBODIMENT OF HUMAN FIGURES AND SCENARIOS OF DAILY LIFE THROUGH THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL STILLNESS OF A FROZEN MEMORY. WORKING WITH A LIMITED COLOR PALETTE, SHE ENVISIONS INTIMATE MOMENTS LAYERED IN A FLATTENING MODE, BALANCING A CONTROL AND VULNERABILITY BASED ON THE IMAGES THAT ARE DEPICTED. “I AM INTERESTED IN HOW FLATTENING AND SIMPLIFICATION CAN INTENSIFY, RATHER THAN DIMINISH, PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPTH.”
THE FIGURES ARE NORMALLY SUSPENDED AND ISOLATED, STRIPPED OUT OF A CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND, ALLOWING THE VIEWER TO ENVISION IT´S SETTING. THIS ALLOWS THE EMOTIONS OF THE EYES OR RATHER LACK OF THEM TO TELL YOU, A SPECTATOR, THEIR OWN STORY AS PORTRAYED. VIEWING AND BEING VIEWED.
THIS WAY OF WORK ALLOWS TO USE THE BODY AS AN EMOTIONAL PROJECTION, RATHER THAN REPRESENTATION.
LUCRECIA´S METHOD IN SCREENPRINTING OF HANDCUT STENCILS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE TRADITIONAL PRINTING TECNIQUE. THUS IT DISREGARDS REPETITION, LEAVING ONLY SINGLE PRINTS.
ARTIST STATEMENT 2026
EXHIBITIONS AND PROYECTS
(Upcoming) “its not the house we live in”, 2026.
group exhibition
Tankstation , 2025
group exhibition | fundraiser
Tankstation “Art for Palestine”, 2025
group exhibition | fundraiser
LENGUAGE
Spanish native
English proficiency
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree, FINE ARTS
ArtEZ, University of the Arts. AKI, 2026
La Salle Maravillas, 2022
artistic and research orientated, baccalaureate
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WORK EXPERIENCE
LANG, 2025.
gallery work, curational | internship
Juan Muñoz Estate 2024/25
foundation work, conservation and archive | internship
LUCRECIAHORTIZ@GMAIL.COM
ART DIRECTION
DESIGN
OILPAINTING
PHOTOGRAFIE
SERIGRAFIE