Winibey López Artist Biography

Winibey López was born in Caracas, Venezuela. She earned a Master's in Community Management: Business 2.0 and Social Networks at IEBS University (School of Innovation and Business Entrepreneurs) in Madrid, Spain and a Bachelor of Plastic Arts Mention Painting at IUESAPAR in Caracas, Venezuela. She has participated in several group and individual exhibitions in her country of origin and internationally from 1999 to the present, obtaining distinctions and honorable mentions that have been reviewed on the radio and television as well as in written press and digital media.

Statement

My paintings explore the complexity of feminine identity through expressive portraits charged with emotion, color, and spontaneity. Each figure is a mirror, a vessel for feelings that are often hidden or silenced — laughter, discomfort, sensuality, defiance. I work primarily with acrylic and oil on canvas, embracing a bold, unapologetic palette that gives my characters a commanding presence.

This series explores emotional excess, the aesthetics of vulnerability, and the performative nature of femininity in contemporary image culture. Through vibrant, gestural portraits inspired by fashion imagery, urban scenes, and vintage photographs, I build a raw, hypercolored world where each woman becomes an emotional icon. My work resists decorative norms and embraces emotional honesty: bold lips, impossible hairstyles, open laughter, or shielding hands become metaphors for inner resistance and truth. These are not perfect women; they are real, theatrical, and unapologetically expressive. Inspired by vintage visuals and pop elements, I create a theatrical yet intimate atmosphere where the background is never neutral — flowers, patterns, and saturated hues become part of the subject’s emotional landscape. My work does not aim for perfection. It embraces rawness, exaggeration, and emotional honesty.

These portraits are a tribute to women I’ve known and imagined — friends, strangers, versions of myself. They stare back. They laugh out loud. They cover their eyes with rings or hold their faces with painted nails. They are not passive muses; they are active symbols of resilience and personal mythology.

I paint from intuition, allowing gestures and color to lead the way. In a world of filtered surfaces, my portraits insist on presence. They seek to reclaim space for the imperfect, the excessive, and the emotionally complex — not to beautify, but to bear truth in its most vivid form.