Isaura Pena

Isaura Pena, 1958, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Lives and works in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
The artist, who holds a degree from the Fine Arts School of UFMG and is a professor of drawing at the Guignard School – UEMG, builds up her artistic research towards drawing. Isaura develops a repertoire that is varied and rich using classic materials such as paper, china ink and pencil. The lines and stains build figures that can be placed inside the constructive universe. Geometrical vestiges and, sometimes, signs that come close to being figures match or are part of her repertoire. An organic drawing where, many times, rationality and cooling down that are typical of the drawing techniques and materials used, give place to a vigorous, intuitive, warm and open construction.
In the words of Marconi Drumond and Fabíola Moulin, “Isaura Pena draws as well as the forces of nature build the landscape. When facing elements of nature we seldom remind ourselves of their constructions process. Mountains and mountain ranges are formed of sediments that accumulate through the years, centuries and millenniums. The addition of small fountains of water that sprout from the fountainheads tear the earth, expand, occupy spaces, form rivers. Time is the condition for nature events or for the plastic advent in Isaura´s drawing may exist”. (…)
Isaura holds outstanding participations in group exhibitions and art festivals all over Brazil. She was awarded the Great Prize at the Belo Horizonte Art Salão/Festival and at the Funarte National Salão/ Festival, Sao Paulo Contemporary Art Salão/Festival and others.