Luisa Freitas West Midlands, United Kingdom

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My practice is one of storytelling through various mediums, some might be painting with subtle narrative elements, straight forward illustrations or short animations. Mostly, I search for the subtle narrative weaved within aesthetics.

My practice is one of storytelling through various mediums, some might be painting with subtle narrative elements, straight forward illustrations or short animations. Due to my classical arts background, my works present a strong sense of visual aesthetics paired with a conceptual point of view, placing the visuals in service of thought. Starting with a traditional drawing method as a basis for most of my works, I proceed to explore various mediums to bring them to life via the use of mixed media, amongst which digital tools, traditional process, various materials in an arts and crafts methodology and most recently 2D and 3D animation. I am passionate about exploring different colours and methods, via which I can push the boundaries of my practice and improve by trying new possibilities and solutions, introducing new perspectives onto my artworks, encouraging growth. Much like storytelling, Art is a conversation in its own right, so when working on a project my process stems from the question: "What do I want to talk about"? Through this question I can use by skills to best propose a topic to the audience, to be discussed or simply to be heard. Such, might derive from a personal experience, an idea or a social issue I believe needs to be .