Lia Porto

"Thinking and feeling and seeing your feeling that you can only think." – Ipheno

In Conversation

From Deconstruction to Re-Construction

Using sewing, embroidery, painting, and collage techniques, Lia deconstructs and reconstructs her materials. Through this process, she creates intricate narratives that explore transcultural influences and challenge social standards.

1. Briefly describe the work you do.

With a practice grounded in painting and drawing I initially depicted utopian landscapes teeming with lush flora and fauna imagery. I later expanded my media choices to embroidery, collage, three dimensional objects and installations. While still referencing the natural world I now focus in the domestic scenario through domestic materials and found objects that I alter, deconstruct and eventually invade. I use this platform to trace my own investigation about transcultural influences, gender role, social standards and aesthetics.

2. What or who inspires your work and how has that influenced both your work and your identity as an artist?

My action is going to find out, to search, which is the opposite of going to say or show something that is known in advance. The natural world, ornaments, dreams, landscapes and elements of everyday life, are involved in this process.

3. As you reflect on your artistic journey, could you describe the evolution of your identity as an artist and how it has exceeded your initial expectations?

The construction of a visual language to go beyond the limits of words and to explore the possibility of freedom, was the reason of my first approach to art. Initially, I focused on the natural elements painting utopian landscapes and scenes. Through time, I deconstructed the notion of painting in its traditional forms, going into a diversity of techniques that led me to expand and deepen my conceptual exploration. I use the word “hybridizations” for a series of works that were (and still are) in a territory that can not be consider unique, univalent or pure.

4. How do you view the significance of your contribution to contemporary art in a world that is increasingly shaped by technology?

There is something that is very sensitive in the hand made process, something that contacts in a very direct way with human fragility. The manual quality is something that I use as an aesthetic trace and also as a way to imprint some kind of aura. At the same time technology is something that affects human activity including art, right now we have the chance to be part of a project like this magazine because of that.

5. How do you see the future of your art and the art world evolving in the coming years?

We live in times where changes happens really fast. This is of course reflected in art. Maybe I can imagine many scenarios but I prefer to be grounded in the present, with an open attitude and to be attentive enough to respond and co-create a dialogue.

6. Get inspired!

INSTAGRAM: @liaporto_art
WEBSITE: liaporto.com

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