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My work is a window into inner worlds\u2014an invitation to journey through color and form, where abstract landscapes emerge from the synthesis of memories, places I once inhabited, experiences, and emotions. Dreamlike scenes coexist harmoniously with tiny characters or objects depicted in a figurative plastic language, guiding the viewer to position themselves within the artwork and ultimately make those moments their own, captured on raw canvas.\n\nCommunication is an essential part of art. Beyond technique and skill, I feel deeply fulfilled when people unfamiliar with the art world, with no specialized knowledge, can understand and connect with my painting.<\/p>\n

I work with different techniques, explore materials, observe, practice, and repeat the same stroke many times\u2014until I realize that my creative process begins with learning how to see. Training the eye is essential, absorbing what surrounds me to achieve color accuracy in my creations, allowing me to convey the essence of what I see and feel in each piece.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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To achieve this, I compose landscapes using shapes that I distill into abstraction and colors that often exist only in my memory. Each brushstroke, layered stain of color, wash, and every mark created with energy and conviction is an attempt to capture the essence of what I feel and once experienced.\n\nEvery stroke or technique demands a specific attitude, making the combination of materials and their diverse applications essential. This is my aesthetic exercise\u2014the path that leads me to understand that a landscape is not a reality in itself unless it is framed by the gaze of the observer. There are as many ways to interpret it as there are eyes that rest upon it or actions that interact with it.<\/p>\n

As an artist, my challenge is nothing more than learning to see so I can share the emotion of everything that surrounds me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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Elena Montesinos is a visual artist whose passion for art emerged at an early age. She graduated in Fine Arts from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, specializing in drawing and painting, which marked the beginning of her artistic career.<\/p>\n

Since 2008, she has been exhibiting her work in various national and international exhibitions. Her ability to convey emotions and narratives through painting has made her a versatile and creative artist.<\/p>\n

The year 2015 marked a turning point in her career when she decided to travel to the small island of Formentera to participate in an Artists\u2019 Fair. The influence of the Mediterranean landscape and her commitment to artistic experimentation became evident during the eight consecutive summers she spent on the island, where she ultimately decided to settle.<\/p>\n

El a\u00f1o 2015 marc\u00f3 un punto de inflexi\u00f3n en su carrera cuando decidi\u00f3 viajar a la peque\u00f1a isla de Formentera para participar en una Feria de Artistas. La influencia del paisaje mediterr\u00e1neo y su compromiso con la experimentaci\u00f3n art\u00edstica se manifestaron de manera notable durante los ocho veranos consecutivos que pas\u00f3 en la isla, donde finalmente decidi\u00f3 establecerse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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He painted daily and exhibited his works in galleries and fairs. Persistently, he observed and recreated the same insular landscape insistently, exploring different techniques, materials and supports, but always with the same horizon. At each fair he showed his work to people of diverse backgrounds and artistic affinities, which allowed him to learn from their reactions and perceptions. Thanks to this interaction, he refined his technique and deepened his search for a unique artistic language.<\/p>\n

What could have been interpreted as a creative block - the repetition of the same landscape over and over again - became a technical exercise in research, trial and error, reaffirmation and stylistic confidence for her.<\/p>\n

Finally, in 2022, he decided to leave the island of Formentera with the intention of exploring and presenting new horizons and landscapes through his art, taking with him the rich experience and artistic evolution he gained in twenty-two idyllic kilometres of the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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Elena Montesinos Cebri\u00e1 Valencia, 1986<\/span><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t
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Exhibitions<\/p>\n<\/div>

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  • 2025: Exposici\u00f3n colectiva \u201cREALITATS ENTRELLA\u00c7ADES\u201d en Fundaci\u00f3 \u00daniques, Barcelona.<\/li>\n
  • 2024: Exposici\u00f3n individual \u201cHEDONISME\u201d en CS Art Gallery, Formentera.<\/li>\n
  • 2023: Exposici\u00f3n individual \u201cSOUVENIR\u201d en Yoko Art Gallery, Barcelona.<\/li>\n
  • 2023: Exposici\u00f3n individual \u201cSOUVENIRS PARADISE\u201d en Sala de l\u2019Ajuntament Vell Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera.<\/li>\n
  • 2021: Exposici\u00f3n colectiva \u201cCol\u00b7lectiva de Nadal\u201d en Sala de l\u2019Ajuntament Vell de Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera.<\/li>\n
  • 2019: Exposici\u00f3n individual \u201cABSTR-ACCI\u00d3\u201d en Sala de l\u2019Ajuntament Vell Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera.<\/li>\n
  • 2017: Exposici\u00f3n individual \u201cDE DALT A BAIX\u201d en Sala de l\u2019Ajuntament Vell Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera.<\/li>\n
  • 2017: Exposici\u00f3n colectiva \u201cENVERS\u201d en Centre Antoni Tur Gabrielet, Formentera.<\/li>\n
  • 2015-2020: Exposici\u00f3n temporal. Temporada estival en Mercat Art\u00edstic, Sant Ferran de Ses Roques, Formentera.<\/li>\n
  • 2017-2022: Exposici\u00f3n temporal. Temporada estival en Mercat Artes\u00e0 de la Mola, Formentera.<\/li>\n
  • 2015: Exposici\u00f3n individual \u201cDi\u00e1spora tropical\u201d en Chico Ostra, Valencia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t
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    • 2014: Exposici\u00f3n individual \u201cElepalmonte sobre papel\u201d, Valencia.<\/li>\n
    • 2014: Exposici\u00f3n individual en La Peseta, Oliva.<\/li>\n
    • 2014: Exposici\u00f3n colectiva \u201cL\u2019artista no \u00e9s seri\u00f3s\u201d en Casa Museu de Maians, Oliva.<\/li>\n
    • 2012: Exposici\u00f3n colectiva \u201cDones\u201d en Espai d\u2019Art, Gand\u00eda.<\/li>\n
    • 2010: Exposici\u00f3n colectiva \u201cColectivo Perrer\u00eda\u201d en Centro Cultural, Crew Hassan, Lisboa, Portugal.<\/li>\n
    • 2009: Exposici\u00f3n colectiva \u201cVisual Arts\u201d en Cidade Universitaria de Lisboa.<\/li>\n
    • 2009: Exposici\u00f3n colectiva \u201cTiempografias\u201d en Centro Cultural, Patraix, Valencia.<\/li>\n
    • 2008: Exposici\u00f3n colectiva \u201cTirant lo blanc\u201d en Ciutat Vella, Valencia.<\/li>\n
    • 2008: Exposici\u00f3n colectiva \u201cTarlatinta\u201d en Casa de la Cultura Burjassot, Valencia.<\/li>\n
    • 2008: Exposici\u00f3n colectiva \u201cProcedimientos creativos\u201d en Jard\u00edn Bot\u00e1nico, Valencia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Statement Mi trabajo es una ventana a mundos internos. Una invitaci\u00f3n a viajar a trav\u00e9s del color y la forma, donde los paisajes abstractos nacen de la s\u00edntesis de recuerdos, lugares que un d\u00eda habit\u00e9, experiencias y emociones. Las escenas on\u00edricas conviven armoniosamente con diminutos personajes u objetos representados con un lenguaje pl\u00e1stico figurativo que, a su vez, gu\u00edan al...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1040","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elenamontesinos.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elenamontesinos.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elenamontesinos.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elenamontesinos.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elenamontesinos.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1040"}],"version-history":[{"count":68,"href":"https:\/\/elenamontesinos.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1592,"href":"https:\/\/elenamontesinos.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1040\/revisions\/1592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elenamontesinos.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}