Patricia Iglesias Peco

Patricia Iglesias Peco's paintings transport viewers into a vibrant wilderness, frequently influenced by the world of literature. Her artistic expression seamlessly weaves together personal experiences, art, and intellectual history.

Biography of Patricia Iglesias Peco

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Patricia Iglesias Peco underwent apprenticeships with Pablo Edelstein in Argentina and Philip Pavia in Italy. She later moved to the United States, first studying at the Savannah College of Art and Design and then at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Iglesias Peco has participated in group and solo exhibitions in the United States and Argentina and currently resides and works in Los Angeles.

Much of the artist's work is influenced by literature, particularly a book by the French writer Pascal Quignard, which discusses language and the phrase "I have the word on the tip of my tongue." The pandemic, which confined people indoors, inspired her "Animals in Quarantine" series, raising questions about who was truly in quarantine.

Her transition to nature and flower paintings occurred when she moved to California, started going on hikes, explored landscapes, and became a member of the Pasadena Botanical Gardens. In 2020, she delved into how artists historically portrayed flowers, particularly focusing on 17th-century Dutch flower portraits.

In the artist's recent flower paintings, she approaches the work more "sculpturally," using the brush to carve and manipulate paint, creating explosive, vibrant bouquets that appear to be bursting out of their vases, as if unable to be contained. Patricia named this series "Naturaleza Viva," a play on the traditional term "Naturaleza muerta" for still life painting in Spanish.

Her work continually evolves, driven by specific problem-solving, personal interests, and curiosity, connecting her body of work as a continuous thread. Some of her pieces balance between figuration and abstraction, with mixed and blurred lines emerging from her gestures.