Isolina Limonta
Isolina is a Caribbean artist who is a master of colography. Colography is a special technique that permits a sophisticated juxtaposition of color and texture.
She obtained a M.F.A. degree in painting and engraving at the Instituto Superior de Art (ISA). Since 1990 she has been a member of the prestigious TEG (taller Experimental de la Grafica). Isolina is a close collaborator to 'Decoro', an interior design firm wich specializes in Caribbean hotels and resorts. Isolina is based in Coyoacan, the artist's village in Mexico city where numerous international artists work and live.
"Isolina's work refers to women in various ways. None of them naturalistic or photographic. The nudes and faces gently depicted, without tonal stridencies, connect with other bodies or are broken by a fringe of color or a gestural trace. Continuity breaks, leading to a soft fragmentation and merging of the bodies. This maneuver, together with gentle lines and amazing colorations, convert the expressionless beautiful faces into a reference of human serenity, a state of being complete and inaccessible." (Lissete Fraga Mena)
She has exhibited her work in 52 shows, 25 of them international, such as:
'The Magic of Mestiere'. (La Magia de Mestiere), Galerķa Grafic, Italy, 1991
"Caribbean Engraving", C. Cultural Latinoamericano, Brescia, Italy, 1992
'Young engravers' Madrid Spain 1993
'The Art of Colography' Lituany. 1993
