Alicia de la Campa Pak (1966), Akad. maliarka
Alicia de la Campa Pak, Akad. maliarka
KubaBiographical information
Alicia was born in 1966 in Habana, Cuba and she studed and teached at the San Alejandro Art Academy in Habana.
Education
She studed and teached drawing at the San Alejandro Art Academy in Habana, the oldest art academy in the whole Latin America (founded in the 18-th century).
Evaluation of creation
Alicia de la Campa: Women in the Canvas
A writer and illustrator for numerous cultural publications, Alicia de la Campa prefers charcoal drawing, which she learned during her time at San Alejandro, an art academy located in Havana since the 18th century. Using a precious, suggestive drawing, she creates numerous paintings depicting women, for which she often uses her own body as inspiration and model. Under the general series title of “Habaneras,” these beings reflect a 21st-century Cuban woman´s feelings, concerns, and dreams. “Definitely,” she explains, “the women I paint or draw are like my alter ego, living in my dreams, my inner world, symbols of life, beauty, knowledge…”
Alicia´s autobiographical expression is not new in Cuban art. Rather, it is a trend shared by artists such as Magdalena Campos-Pons, Aimée García, Marta María Pérez, Lidzie Alvisa, Sandra Ramos, Cirenaica Morera, Alicia Leal, and Isolina Carrillo. Alicia often uses scenes, poses, costumes, or characters she finds in the Western art history. Her women are conceived as half-naked goddesses, dressed with fruits, butterflies, and birds, attempting to share through visual symbols “a feeling that is to be revealed.”
A writer and illustrator for numerous cultural publications, Alicia de la Campa prefers charcoal drawing, which she learned during her time at San Alejandro, an art academy located in Havana since the 18th century. Using a precious, suggestive drawing, she creates numerous paintings depicting women, for which she often uses her own body as inspiration and model. Under the general series title of “Habaneras,” these beings reflect a 21st-century Cuban woman´s feelings, concerns, and dreams. “Definitely,” she explains, “the women I paint or draw are like my alter ego, living in my dreams, my inner world, symbols of life, beauty, knowledge…”
Alicia´s autobiographical expression is not new in Cuban art. Rather, it is a trend shared by artists such as Magdalena Campos-Pons, Aimée García, Marta María Pérez, Lidzie Alvisa, Sandra Ramos, Cirenaica Morera, Alicia Leal, and Isolina Carrillo. Alicia often uses scenes, poses, costumes, or characters she finds in the Western art history. Her women are conceived as half-naked goddesses, dressed with fruits, butterflies, and birds, attempting to share through visual symbols “a feeling that is to be revealed.”
Participation in exhibitions
Alicia had many exhibitions around the World e.g. in Japan, Spain, USA, Mexico, Chile, France, Belgium, Brasil, Cuba and her paintings are in many private collectors around the Globe.
