Since the dawn of time, stars have fascinated humans.
Mexican artistBral Sorchiniexplores this feeling in herZODIACOseries, bringing together wonder and science in her geometry-infused work.
Born in 1985, Sorchini has made stars a major element of her paintings.
The topic goes beyond mere visual inspiration, as the artist has a background in astrophysics.
Aries
How did your painting journey begin?
The beginning of my painting journey was complicated, because my academic background up to that moment was scientific.
Aries
I took extra lessons in physics and was very interested in genetics.
When I got into art school I didnt even know where the school was.
Painting is the language through which I share my vision of the world.
Taurus
Taurus
Gemini
What drew you to the zodiac as a theme for an art project?
Why have we always been mesmerized by them?
Cancer
Leo
What does your creative process look like?
Gemini
Each idea is like a cloud, different from one another.
Virgo
Libra
Can you elaborate on the augmented reality part of the series?
How does it engage with the traditional oil on canvas composition?
Cancer
For me, augmented reality is another tool that I can use to experiment with my visual language.
I think that digital technologies can coexist and work with traditional mediums.
On the other hand, it allows me to give another dimension to the pictorial work.
Leo
Two interpretations that far from competing merge into one, opening thousands of possibilities.
How did that come to be?
Is there a reason behind this choice?
Virgo
Yes, the work is meant to look blurry.
Scientific theories evolve as wellwho can assure us that current knowledge is actually right?
Knowledge is changing and, therefore, is almost blurry.
Libra
I also thought about the idea of looking.
What power does the human gaze have?
What is it that led us to name the constellations?
Scorpio
I was wondering how the way we look at something changes from where you stand.
Capricorn
Aquarius
What do you hope people will take away from your art?
I would like it to be a reminder of how we evolve.
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
