Nani Serrano

NANI SERRANO (Alcoi, 1967).
"Venus," 2017.
Airbrush on marine plywood.
Certificate of authenticity included.
Measurements: 91.5 x 92 cm.
"Sleeping Beauties is a quest for beauty through unexpected death, which forces us to die despite beauty. To forget who we are by letting the body fade away in order to recover our divine essence. This idea captivates me. I imagine that state free of pain, letting oneself die, to connect with the intensity of silence and light, perhaps to awaken the paradise of our dreams. Based on a fragment of Alexandre Cabanel’s painting *The Birth of Venus*” (Nani Serrano 2017).
Nani Serrano began her career as a graphic designer and in advertising illustration, later delving into the art of airbrushing, collage, and other media in which she prioritizes manual work, and through which she seeks to unite art and illustration. She has been featured in the catalog *Spanish Illustrators* (Ed. Lunwerg), which showcases the highlights of contemporary illustration. She has exhibited at the Agora 3 gallery (Sitges, 2012); Art Window (2012); Espace Cultural Ample (2011, 2010, 2009); Desig (2008); Expo_7 (2005); and La Guillotina (Valencia, 1999), among others. She explores the expressive possibilities of airbrush painting, a technique she masters with virtuosity. She uses it to create a dialogue between disciplines and languages—such as photography and historical painting—to reflect on representations of women in art and advertising.