Natalia Monaco
Bio
Natalia Monaco was born in Córdoba, Argentina in 1977.
Visual artist
She has trained with leading professionals in the field, taking seminars, courses and workshops in writing, photography, experimental processes, painting, sculpture, ceramics, conservation of works, museum management, cultural heritage, among others.
She has exhibited in individual and collective exhibitions in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Europe and Africa. Her work has been part of national and international art fairs, among which we can mention: Pinta BA Photo (AC Latin Art Gallery), Eggo BA, Art On Paper New York (AC Latin Art Gallery).
Her work is part of important private collections in Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, the United States and Spain.
She has made murals, paintings, photographs and sculptures, both in public and private spaces.
Currently, she continues to participate in numerous fairs, exhibitions and collective and individual shows both nationally and internationally.
His work has been included in various books such as: “Cordoban Plastic Artists of the Bicentennial”, “Cultural Guide of Cordoba Editorial Huellas”, “Argentine Art of the Bicentennial”, Cordoban Plastic Artists “Portrait and Landscape” and in the book of Cordoban Plastic Artists “Cordoban Plastic Artists” among other publications.
Within the cultural field, he has worked in independent artistic management and production since 2001 to the present. He created various cultural spaces and galleries among which are: the multi-cultural space “Paseo de Ángel” (2001-2005), “Espacio Rojo” together with Marcela López Sastre (2011-2015) and “Rojo” independent art producer that continues to operate to the present.
He carries out tasks of independent cultural management, production, assembly, curatorship and exhibition designs for artists, museums, fairs and visual arts galleries. He has served as a jury in various artistic and cultural activities. He continues his work as an artist by exhibiting and producing his work.
Statement
I develop my photography process mostly with the superposition of photographs, where in this latest photographic series I combine processes and techniques of cyanotype, painting and collage.
I use the cyanotype technique as a first process, also looking for pictorial expressions in the brushstrokes. Once I have obtained the cyanotype image, I digitize it and begin to work on it, the superposition of photographs, painting or digital collage. Thus creating an additional layer of complexity and depth. The final result is a series of works that are both photographic and pictorial.
My work is characterized by exploring nature, the beauty of the simple and the abstract through contemporary techniques that include the superposition of images, the use of transparency, and the combination of various photographic and artistic techniques, such as digital collage.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in