biography
My name is Andrea Brace, and I was born in Manzanillo, Colima on 1985. I used to live in Oaxaca and up to a few weeks ago, I lived in Cancun, both renowned for their art, culture and traditions.
"My paintings express a message rooted in surrealism and primitive art. I try to express love, and the tranquility that dreams evoke. I hope that people get to experience what I felt while painting. This is what encourages me to continue with my art.
"I have had to overcome many difficulties in life. I have always had to fight for what I wanted and of course, as long as I have my health I will achieve anything. The most difficult challenges I have had to meet are a series of life-threatening operations. I thank God for letting me have my health back.
"Now my only purpose is to tell people how beautiful life can be if we want it to be so. What I hope for is that people not only see a painting on canvas. I want them to go beyond that and search for the meaning. I want people to be immersed in my paintings and find a world filled with innumerable possibilities. The surreal world has many open doors that I can cross and open my imagination to express what I see in my dreams.
"What motivates me to paint is realizing how beautiful life is and when I wake up I paint what I saw in my dreams. I am inspired by the myth and symbolism of dreams. I also paint about the peace and tranquility I remember from my childhood when My father was a fisherman and sometimes my mother helped him, that's why in some of my paintings I represent the symbolism of fish as a representation of Christianity.
Through my work, I take them to the ultimate lyrical expression to evoke a world of fantasy and spirituality.
I've participated in many individual exhibitions and collective ones in Mexico and abroad.
"My paintings express a message rooted in surrealism and primitive art. I try to express love, and the tranquility that dreams evoke. I hope that people get to experience what I felt while painting. This is what encourages me to continue with my art.
"I have had to overcome many difficulties in life. I have always had to fight for what I wanted and of course, as long as I have my health I will achieve anything. The most difficult challenges I have had to meet are a series of life-threatening operations. I thank God for letting me have my health back.
"Now my only purpose is to tell people how beautiful life can be if we want it to be so. What I hope for is that people not only see a painting on canvas. I want them to go beyond that and search for the meaning. I want people to be immersed in my paintings and find a world filled with innumerable possibilities. The surreal world has many open doors that I can cross and open my imagination to express what I see in my dreams.
"What motivates me to paint is realizing how beautiful life is and when I wake up I paint what I saw in my dreams. I am inspired by the myth and symbolism of dreams. I also paint about the peace and tranquility I remember from my childhood when My father was a fisherman and sometimes my mother helped him, that's why in some of my paintings I represent the symbolism of fish as a representation of Christianity.
Through my work, I take them to the ultimate lyrical expression to evoke a world of fantasy and spirituality.
I've participated in many individual exhibitions and collective ones in Mexico and abroad.