Alejandro Alayza, Dean of the Faculty of arts at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Introduction catalog, PERSONANORMAL
As a student in Lima, her work was marked by a curious insistence to narrate the entirety of her experience. She did so visually, expressing each beat of her pulse, her desires and intuitions.
I was kind of scared since I realized that painting had completely taken her over.
I recall a smudgy drawing, realized using charcoal… I also remember some large oil paintings, all of them very doughy, and some works in pastel. All of these recollections came to mind when I saw her recent work: a whirlwind from afar, chockfull of delicate tenderness. Yet, at the same time, there is also immense physical interaction between the image and the space in which each element of the composition is placed. Remembrance is part of the past, but it is also infancy when is separated from its own bounds, transported to another dimension. Tania has discovered the fragility of art visual’s condition and the contingency of humanity. It is no longer merely an element, but, indeed, inherent to the nature of her images.
I do not have words to express my admiration for how she simplifies the human condition and makes it palatable! This is due to how she succeeds in finding her own intimacy in each work and manages to express it in each piece.
Tania perceives being an artist as the neccesity of showing the entirety of the greatness of space, not only what we directly perceive, but also the place where we dream, desire and possess. She strives to portray the essence of experience without losing the strength of subtlety.