This abstract artwork features a bold, monochromatic composition in shades of black and grey. The canvas is covered in thick, textured brushstrokes that create a sense of depth and movement, evoking a sense of the natural world, such as rock formations or the night sky. The overall visual impact is one of stark simplicity and raw, tactile expressiveness. This piece likely reflects the artist's exploration of the materiality of paint and the expressive potential of gestural abstraction, drawing the viewer's attention to the physicality of the medium itself. ...
Pestana’s research centralizes around humans who live in deprived areas. Her objective is to highlight the devastating environments in which people suffer due to the vulnerability of both state and social passivity. She relies on the worldview and mythology engrained in each community who share their unique story, and in turn helps emphasise human wealth above material. For Pestana, the greatest irony of
globalization is perhaps the fact that it has served to increase the gaps that separate us. Her projects seek to create empathy by highlighting ideas that are universal: the fragility of love, love of our loved ones, suffering in the face of loss and the desire of a better life. ...
