About me

I am a Chilean artist. In 2012 I published a collection of postcards called Luces Jade through Pez Espiral, an independent publishing house dedicated to poetry and object-books. As an illustrator I have also collaborated on different projects: in the international exhibition Infraleve (2008) as a tribute to the French artist Marcel Duchamp, which culminated in the publication of an object-book and catalogue Caja Blanca
(www.infraleve.blogspot.com); in the magazine Dado Roto (Barcelona, 2008); in Paisajes Nómadas (Piedra de Sol, 2011), a poetic anthology which included illustrations of the poem "Füchse von Llafenco" by the Chilean writer Gloria Dünkler; in special issue Nº17 of Alba Magazine (Paris, 2012) with illustrations in the "Metamorphosis" section (www.albamagazin.de).

In my view, painting is a language and territory divided by contrasts: between improvisations and sketches; and between private progression and exhibitions, in which a subjective perspective converges with other perspectives. I have also found in my drawings and paintings an answer to a semiotic issue of "lacking" which involves the construction of social meaning as the intricate weaving of symbols imposed by culture, a process that also involves language. Some concepts and ideas can be inexpressible in a linguistic system of knowledge because of their ineffable character, such as the meaning of "detachment", "illumination", and "sublime" that can be found in almost every philosophical tradition. Through paintings, I think, we are able to overcome those linguistic barriers. The creation of new imagery also brings new concepts and new realities. Each time that I draw or paint, an entire world of meanings appears, illuminating the relationship between cultural, symbolic and spiritual realities.

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María Paz Lundin (Santiago de Chile, 1985). Licenciada en Literatura de la Universidad Diego Portales, M.A. (University of Victoria, B.C. Canada). Durante el año 2012 participó en el Taller de Ilustración de Alberto Montt y Francisco Javier Olea, del cual nacieron las primeras postales que dieron inicio a este proyecto. Sus ilustraciones se han publicado en el catálogo de la exposición internacional Homenaje a Duchamp Infraleve (2008); en la revista objeto Pataflexia I y II (Chile, 2008-2009), en revista Dado Roto (España, 2008), en Paisajes Nómadas (Chile, 2011) y en revista Alba  n° 17 (Paris, 2012). 

Contacto: mplundin@gmail.com

María Paz Lundin
Illustrator
mplundin@gmail.com