ARTIST STATEMENT

My work stems from a childhood spent in the playful light and color of Seville and Madrid. The passion and emotion associated with the Spanish temperament, while generic, nonetheless figures greatly into my working process.

It is the simple expression of these emotions that compels my painting, which derives as much from studied Classical art as it does from the rich architectural mosaics and artisan crafts which are prominent so prominent in the place I grew up.

I consider my work to be unfolding dramas that incorporate narratives from the everyday life into a hybrid of painting and low-relief sculpture, whereby rich oil pigments are accented with glitter, flora and sand. Usually tinged with an air of humour and levity, my pieces assume a certain primitive decorum that play with the notions of high and low, culture and kitsch, and colour and texture. Flung in the air and tending to land on the brighter, more optimistic side of life, one might even go so far as to call them vibrant and �juicy.�

BIOGRAPHY

Two primary aspects of Faba�s experience inform her work � her childhood spent in Seville and Madrid (her exposure to mosaics during this time inspired her persistent focus on form, dimensionality and texture), and her work as a photographer�s model (through which she was driven to create compositions that make use of space, light and perception). Faba studied painting at the Corcoran Art School in Washington, D.C. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries, art fairs, and museums ( with permanent exhibitions of her work at the Carnegie-Ellsworth Museum in Iowa, USA, and at the Boricua College in New York, USA) and has been featured in many publications. Aside form painting, Faba has adapted many of her paintings into sculpture and jewellery. Faba presently lives in Sologne, France.

Website: FABA
Contact email: fabafrance@yahoo.fr