Chilean artist Josefa Cordua has always felt connected to nature, which has been a fundamental pillar in her work. She grew up in a family that loved to travel to remote places, reaching the wildest forests of southern Chile and many areas of untouched nature. These adventures have been a constant inspiration for her work having gone on to study Fine Arts at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, graduating in 2014 and painting full time ever since.
Her paintings of landscapes and natural elements seek to recreate the introspective and contemplative experience of being surrounded by nature. Josefa paints to enjoy the process without always thinking about the result her gentle methodical practise gives space to silence, to reflection. In this current world full of the artificial, focused on speed, efficiency and superficiality, Josefa believes that the inherent human need to connect with nature, to perceive with all the senses and to be deeply rooted in the present moment, has become more and more evident.
Her paintings of landscapes and natural elements seek to recreate the introspective and contemplative experience of being surrounded by nature. Josefa paints to enjoy the process without always thinking about the result her gentle methodical practise gives space to silence, to reflection. In this current world full of the artificial, focused on speed, efficiency and superficiality, Josefa believes that the inherent human need to connect with nature, to perceive with all the senses and to be deeply rooted in the present moment, has become more and more evident.