TATIANA BLANCO – ARTIST STATEMENT

I CREATE SCULPTURE TO CAPTURE THE INVISIBLE: THE ENERGY, TENSION, AND BALANCE THAT LIVE BENEATH THE SURFACE OF FORM. MY WORK LIVES IN THE IN-BETWEEN — WHERE PROCESS, MATERIAL, AND INTENTION MERGE. IT IS IN THIS QUIET SPACE THAT THE TRUE MAGIC OF CREATION HAPPENS.

THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, MY ARTISTIC PRACTICE HAS EVOLVED ALONGSIDE MY PERSONAL JOURNEY — SHAPED BY EXPLORATION, GROWTH, MOTHERHOOD, AND LIFE ITSELF. THESE LAYERS HAVE ALLOWED ME TO DEEPEN MY UNDERSTANDING OF MATERIAL, FORM, AND INTENTION. EACH PHASE HAS EXPANDED MY CREATIVE VOICE WHILE ALLOWING ME TO STAY GROUNDED IN THE REASON I FIRST BEGAN: A DESIRE TO CREATE MEANINGFUL WORK THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE BEYOND WORDS.

IN TODAY’S EVOLVING ART WORLD, WHERE THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN HUMAN CREATION AND TECHNOLOGY ARE INCREASINGLY INTERTWINED, I EMBRACE THE TOOLS AVAILABLE WHILE REMAINING ROOTED IN THE SACRED PHYSICAL PROCESS OF MAKING. AI HAS BECOME A VALUABLE TOOL FOR ME IN VISUALIZING LARGE-SCALE CONCEPTS, ENABLING ME TO PRESENT MONUMENTAL PROJECTS TO POTENTIAL PARTNERS. BUT THE TRUE ESSENCE OF SCULPTURE REMAINS IN THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN HAND AND MATERIAL — THE PHYSICAL TRANSFER OF ENERGY THAT BREATHES LIFE INTO EVERY PIECE.

MY CONTINUOUS RIBBON METAL SCULPTURES REFLECT YEARS OF TECHNICAL REFINEMENT AND PHILOSOPHICAL EXPLORATION. THE FLAT RIBBONS I USE CREATE DYNAMIC, INTERCONNECTED FORMS WHERE EVERY MOVEMENT AFFECTS THE NEXT, MUCH LIKE LIFE ITSELF. THE PROCESS REQUIRES COMPLETE PRESENCE, AS BALANCE, TENSION, AND FLOW EMERGE FROM EACH DECISION. WORKING WITH COPPER, ALUMINUM, STONE, AND WOOD, MY SCULPTURES FEEL ALIVE — ANCHORED IN BOTH STRENGTH AND DELICACY.

AT THE HEART OF MY WORK IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE — ONE THAT SPEAKS THROUGH THE HUMAN FORM, NATURE, AND INTERCONNECTED ENERGY. MY SCULPTURES ARE NOT SIMPLY OBJECTS, BUT VESSELS FOR HEALING, REFLECTION, AND SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE. MY GOAL IS TO CREATE PUBLIC WORKS THAT TRANSFORM SPACES INTO PLACES OF HARMONY, STILLNESS, AND CONNECTION — NOT SIMPLY FOR VISUAL ADMIRATION, BUT FOR EMOTIONAL RESONANCE.

THIS IS MY IN-BETWEEN: WHERE TRADITION MEETS INNOVATION, WHERE PERSONAL HISTORY INFORMS CREATIVE FUTURE, AND WHERE THE ACT OF CREATION REMAINS SACRED.

AND JUST LIKE THAT… MAGIC HAPPENS.