![]() ![]() I started to include thread as a way to mix the art of my grandmother – she was engaged in embroidering – and the profession of my mother who was a dressmaker. I use both oil and acrylic in my paintings, adding pastel and thread on canvas. Then I show figurative images, inspired by vintage or personal photography, on abstract backgrounds. But it is the state of mind that moves me the most when it comes to creating. ![]() Sometimes I picture it more obviously, sometimes more subtly. So, subjects such as self-knowledge, finding the purpose, work of ancestors through the family tree, the flower of Life, the color vibration of the chakras, and the observation of nature as vital learning, are my main inner motor. I play with concepts related to the seeking of consciousness. Also, Human figure inspires me, especially women. How light works on the figures and makes shades inspires me to try to be like nature doing its creations. Which is the most important source of inspiration for you? How would you characterize your style? My inspiration lies in many places of reality itself, and the need to interpret it. My acting career is still ongoing, so I'm not gonna quit one thing for another because this is what I am, the two arts enrich each other and are perfectly compatible on my daily basis so far. It was when I moved to Los Angeles a few years ago that I got my studio and started painting again. And then, after many years of sporadic attempts to develop my art, I started to completely let out that voice that needed to be released. But my inspiration with the painting process made me feel a huge void inside, as if I was not attending this major inner call. And I started to work as an actress so fast at a young age. You have worked as an actor for many years what made you explore your creative outlet as a painter? Well, I began my studies at the University of Fine Arts in Barcelona, Spain, but I was so focused to be an actress that I combined the University with the Performance Arts studies. Marta is based in Los Angeles, California. For Marta, it is the point of view and the ability to become an agent of an artwork by deciphering its message that matters. Her new series We Are Walking Trees is a reminder to acknowledge the positive aspects of darkness and difficult times and to become aware of the chances of human growth from those places. In her interview, the artist reveals the importance of manifestation and the female element in her work, her fascination with the movie In The Mood For Love (2000), and the message and healing aspects of her art. She describes her current style as “figurative art mixed with abstract backgrounds”. Marta mixes different styles and materials in her paintings that pay homage to the women in her family. Artist Interviews 2021 Marta Solaz By Laura Siebold Marta Solaz is a painter and actress from Barcelona who is inspired by light, the quest for consciousness and the inner workings of the mind. ![]()
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