Shirley Villavicencio Pizango is a peruvian Ghent-based artist. The crossover between her peruvian heritage and her life in Belgium is one of the main features defining her work. Villavicencio paints her portraits at a whirling pace. She mainly uses acrylic, which has a fast drying period and allows her to paint in a preferred spontaneous manner. The peruvian artist rejects conventional perspective and uses vivid colours, often inspired by other cultures. By using the painterly process, she creates an intimate dialogue with her subjects. On a second level, Villavicencio’s paintings contain a subtle political message. She often makes people with a darker skin tone the protagonists of her paintings, without putting emphasis on their background. In this way she stands up to conventional exoticism, something present throughout Western art history.
Listeners of my Deepest Fears (2021)
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 165 cm
Sundried Cacaonibs in the Garden and a Goodbye (2021)
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 165 cm
Look at the Scream of my Eyes (2021)
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 70 cm
Embrace the Color of our Future (2021)
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 90 cm
It’s Not Your Fault I Don’t Remember (2021)
Acrylic on canvas
175 x 130 cm
Aroma of Dried Eucalyptus Leaves (2021)
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 90 cm
Memory of a Forgotten Future (2021)
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 90 cm
Draw Lines On My Lonely Life (2021)
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 35 cm
Life Is Still (2021)
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 35 cm
Let this Blue Tell You (2021)
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 35 cm