TEXTURES SERIES
TEXTURAS
by Claudia Ferro
A blank canvas, covered in textured plaster, grooved, striated, in relief, overlaid with paint, roughness, smoothness and sharpness.
This is the recreated universe – chaotic, expressive and impressively irregular, abstract, sometimes caustic – in which this Woman emerges. She is partially immersed in this undefined world; she lacks a fixed form, she is translucent, allowing light and darkness to pass through her. She does not feel the need to define herself at all costs, because she is also a question, a search for essence in contrast to the surface of things and the profusion of colors and textures.
She is not the prototype of happiness, unshakable self-esteem or constant well-being. She knows chaos, pain, failure, loss, impotence, unpredictability and tragedy. She accepts and integrates this dark side of herself, of her surroundings, of what she has known. Even when her tones are pale, white, sky blue, she is still roughness, non-linearity, sharpness and uncertainty.
Sometimes, her gaze is a cry of despair and a warning: she feels that, at any moment, her own limits and contours could crumble and dissolve into that chaotic, undefined and corrosive background.
Yet, she continues to search for her most authentic form, not necessarily the most linear or concrete, seeking fleeting moments of beauty, fullness, pleasure and lightness: the ephemerality of the beautiful and the tragic.
THE WOMAN`S BODY SERIES
CORPO DE MULHER
by Claudia Ferro
The theme of this series initially addressed gender-based violence, but gradually expanded to a broader scope. The series focuses not only on the illegality of violent behavior and its consequences for the female victim, whether physical, psychological, social or legal, but also on how the Woman’s Body, as a personal identity, copes with, reacts to and reorganizes itself in the face of an act of aggression directed at it.
Here, the body is stripped of Cartesian dualism; it is portrayed through fragments, representations and lived experiences. It emerges simultaneously as a relational subject and object, constantly communicating internally and externally as reflection, experience and projection.
SEPIA SERIES
SEPIA
by Claudia Ferro
The SÉPIA series by Cláudia Ferro presents a visual exploration of the female body through color and the tactile quality of dry pastel on paper. While the palette varies in tone, it is the sepia hue that names and unifies the series. A symbol of memory, melancholy, and depth, sepia serves as both an aesthetic and symbolic thread.
Each piece, measuring 23×30 cm, reveals intimate and introspective fragments. The titles reference the pastel pencil colors used, giving color both a plastic and narrative dimension. With delicate lines and dense textures, the artist evokes bodies suspended between presence and absence, form and emotion.
SÉPIA invites quiet contemplation and a dive into feminine subjectivity, where the texture of color becomes poetic language, and the depicted body, a mirror of emotions, memories, and identity.
GLANCES SERIES
MIRADAS
by Claudia Ferro
The Miradas Series consists of works that focus on the gaze, lips, and expressions of women who communicate a myriad of experiences and emotions to the viewer. Their gaze is not always gentle at times, it is intense, even piercing. The textured backgrounds suggest an irregular, imperfect, fragmented context, within which the female face emerges and dominates. This face becomes the expression of her personality or soul.
In these “miradas” these gazes you may recognize yourself, relate to a moment from your life, or perhaps reject the emotions they evoke. You might try to ignore them or unconsciously fail to see them as your own. They will likely make you smile, reflect, or feel uneasy, but they will rarely leave you indifferent.
OIL PASTEL SERIES
PASTÉIS ÓLEO
by Claudia Ferro
In this series, Cláudia Ferro delves into the sensitive and symbolic force of the feminine, exploring gestures, gazes, and presences that evoke deep layers of human experience. Through the richness of oil pastel, bodies emerge as poetic and powerful at times delicate, at times visceral, expressing a sensuality that transcends form, inhabiting mystery, desire, and memory.
These figures do not offer answers, but questions. They confront the viewer, inviting an encounter with forgotten or unspoken emotions. They breathe, burn, whisper. They ask for time, attention, and surrender.
To explore this series is to accept an invitation into a slower, more intimate, and sometimes unsettling gaze upon the feminine. It is a space for projection and reflection — where the body becomes language, where color becomes emotion, and where each piece opens a doorway into stories we may have lived without even knowing.