Artist Statement

My art is a tribute to the beautifully complex and contradictory nature of human existence—including my own. I find inspiration in the subtle poetry of everyday life—a fleeting glance, the texture of a city street, the movement of clouds. Quiet details become the foundation for layered narratives that explore the tension between light and shadow, certainty and doubt. Working between photography and painting, I blur the line between observation and interpretation, transforming familiar moments into reflections on the human experience.

Art, for me, is an ongoing journey of discovery—a way to translate personal truths into universal emotions. Guided byauthenticity, I seek to create works that go beyond the visual, offering meditations on fragility, resilience, and the beauty found in contradictions.

Bio

Ileana,originally from Mexico City, is a professional in graphic communication andadvertising. She completed her studies in San Diego, California, and uponreturning to Mexico City, she began her professional career as a copywriter,graphic designer, and creative director at various advertising agencies.Painting and photography, which had always been a strong artistic inclinationin her, soon became her true calling.

Ileana embarkedon a path of exploration, delving into painting techniques and skillfullymerging her abilities in photography and computer graphics to develop a uniquevisual expression. Today, she is an independent visual artist and photographer.Her artistic work has been internationally recognized, receiving awards fromprestigious organizations such as the Mobile Photo Awards, Mobile Camera Club,Gala Awards (Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers), TokyoInternational Foto Awards, MIRA Mobile Prize, MobiographyAwards, Mobgraphia Cultura Visual, and Prix de la Photographie Paris, Art Icon andParis International Street Photography Awards.

Her work hasbeen presented in important artistic venues across Europe, including France,England, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Hungary; in Asia, with exhibitions inJapan, South Korea, and Turkey; and in the Americas, spanning the UnitedStates, Brazil, and Argentina. In 2017, Ileana presented her first soloexhibition, "Fragments of Light," in Mexico City, marking asignificant milestone in her artistic journey. She has also been featured inand collaborated with influential blogs focused on art and mobile photography.

More recently,Ileana published her first book, titled "L'ego meurtri. Hommage à GilbertGarcin."

Through her art,Ileana strives to evoke profound sensations. Her creations are a fusion ofinterwoven images and narratives, imbued with her own emotions and feelings. Inher creative process, she transmutes ordinary experiences into unique visions, creating works that establish connections and touch the depths of our shared humanity.

Ileana's work has been featured in relevant international photography publications such as  Better Photography Magazine and OneTwelve Publishing.