JULIA iSABEL
KINETIC ENAMEL ON LARGE FORMAT CANVASES AS EXISTENTIAL EXPLORATION OF LIFE
ARTIST STATEMENT
My art is an existential exploration of the human journey, shaped by my path as a woman, mother, and creator. Inspired by Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, I examine how media, norms, and inherited systems distort truth and divide us. Through movement, sound, and embodied mark-making, I paint music and energy—allowing vibration to guide my hand and leave a tangible trace on canvas. Working with enamel on large raw surfaces, I use simplified forms, dripping, and pouring techniques to express constraint, release, and embrace. Faceless figures emerge as archetypes, inviting viewers to confront their shadows and reflect on inner growth. As the layers unfold, I empower women to reclaim their voices and truths. My work ultimately seeks to restore a sense of unity—between self and society, body and spirit, humanity and nature.
contemporary artist
RECENT WORK
THE IMAGE OF A SOUND
This series investigates the interrelationship between movement, sound, and visual form. Through a somatic, process-oriented approach, Julia iSABEL employs her body as an instrument, which, stimulated by the meditative repetition of the music, allows subconscious, unspoken, and unhealed to surface.
