Can you tell me about your background and how it influences your work?
I'm a Professor and Bachelor of Arts with a focus on painting from the Faculty of Arts at the National University of La Plata.
Working in the education department at the Emilio Pettoruti Provincial Museum of Fine Arts has been a profound experience, surrounded by a collection of over 5,000 works of art that span more than a century. This exposure has deeply influenced my current series of paintings, where artworks and objects that carry images, stories, and memories are central. Initially, this series was a way for me to explore the value of art, but it has evolved into a broader reflection on how objects reveal humanity's presence and absence.
For me, art is the ultimate expression of the human experience.
My practice often explores self-referential themes, infusing traditional subjects like self- portraiture with a personal, contemporary approach.
I'm particularly interested in the contrast between the constant documentation of life and the intimacy of realistic painting.
Which artists have had the greatest influence on your work?
I think every artist who came before me lives somehow within my work, directly or indirectly.
I’m thankful to them for opening paths for the generations that followed.
Share your favorite medium with us.
Oil
Where do you get your inspiration?
Every day, I walk for at least an hour.
That’s usually when inspiration or new ideas arrive.
Describe how important art is for society.
Art is essential to life. If we think about every moment we experience, there’s almost always something connected to art within it.
How do you define success as an artist?
Rather than thinking about success, it’s about feeling fulfilled to be able to live from our work.
Does art help you in other areas of life?
For me, art and life are impossible to separate.
How do you develop your artistic skills?
I developed my artistic language over time through formal education, research, workshops with other artists, shared experiences, and a lot of work dedicated to realizing the ideas I have for each piece.
I don’t believe so much in the idea of being born with a gift. I believe more in commitment, persistence, and in working deeply toward what you want to create.
How can your work influence social problems?
I think that making art today, especially in my country, is a form of positioning. In fact, all over the world.
Through my work at the museum, I’m constantly connecting with others through art, and it’s amazing to see how simply visiting a museum, experiencing an exhibition, and talking about it can change someone’s perspective — and even their day — for the better.
How do you navigate the professional art industry?
I believe the best way to move through the art world and its industry is by staying true to who I am wherever I go.
What parts of professional art do you like most and least?
What I love most is being able to dedicate my life to this, and knowing that it interests others or makes them feel something.
What I like least is the pressure of feeling like you have to go through certain paths, or that many people don’t believe in your work if you don’t have a gallery representing you — which is my case today.
But when it comes to that, I truly believe that every career and every journey is different, and that we shouldn’t have to check off achievements in order to be recognized.
What do critics and collectors say about your work?
I honestly don’t know, haha. I suppose the collectors who bought my work really love it. And luckily, I haven’t received any harsh criticism from art critics — at least not that I know of.
But of course, criticism is welcome too.
What factors influence the price of your work?
My formal education, my trajectory as an artist, the workshops and clinics I’ve taken part in, the awards I’ve received, and now the scholarship that allowed me to attend the residency at Vermont Art Center.
But beyond all of that, there’s also the time, discipline, and material commitment that artistic practice requires every single day.
What are your ultimate career goals?
I’d love for my work to become part of contemporary art museum collections, both in Argentina and internationally.
And of course, to be able to exhibit my work within those spaces as well.
In a way, one of those wishes is already beginning to happen, since I’ll be presenting a solo exhibition this July at a museum in my city.
How do you manage work-life balance as an artist?
For me, they’re deeply connected.
Even though I work both at a museum and in my studio as an artist, I don’t really see them as separate worlds. I’m constantly trying to make space for both practices, because they’re equally meaningful to me.
What would you like to say to other artists?
What I’d say to other artists is not to give up. To value themselves, to treat their practice as real work, and to defend it.
And not to compare themselves to others, because that rarely leads to anything meaningful. I think staying true to yourself is essential if you want to create from an honest and singular place.
