Alchemy. Art Studio

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Victoria Gaitán is a Spanish artist based in Barcelona. Art has always been part of her life, and her creativity has evolved through acting, screenwriting, directing, and photography, ultimately finding its expression in the world of painting. Using charcoal, ink, or oil, she explores the multiple possibilities between spatial relationships and formal contrasts. Though she admits that her work always seeks to delve deeper than what appears on the surface, aiming to gain a greater understanding of herself and others.

She believes that the great challenge in life is to reach the true essence of who we are and to live from that truth. "The essence behind the masks of the ego and beneath layers of conditioning," she says. "I try to bring light to dark areas, flowing through the connection with the present and the creative process," which, for her, is a great meditation and tool for self-knowledge. "It's about seeking purity, about doing 'alchemy,' and being aware of the importance of one's own authenticity, above superficiality, from which I don’t believe anything healthy or solid can be built."

This search for authenticity is reflected in "Alchemy. Art Studio," her personal project for 2023, which she is currently preparing. In addition to her painting work, the project will feature exclusive pieces of jewelry, designed and handmade by her—primarily simple gold rings adorned with rough gems. "I have always been fascinated by precious stones, for their high energetic and healing power. The properties of minerals have been known since 3,200 BC, when the Mesopotamians already created their own amulets."

Her visual language is decidedly abstract, emphasizing formalism and color while also incorporating calligraphic marks based on expression. Although she has experimented with figurative imagery, she often returns to abstraction. Her works—predominantly free and asymmetrical in form—range from geometric compositions to organic ones, in which she plays with space and the intensity of color. She succeeds in drawing the viewer into a visual language that invites contemplation and deep meditation, evoking the formal matrices of classical abstraction. This accumulation forms a distinctive and individual language that is uniquely hers.