Of girl, María Esther Panesso, born in Bogotá on August 28, 1990, began painting thanks to her father, Hernán Panesso.
“It was something like the parents of athletes, who insist and encourage their children to practice with determination. Also, he was my harshest critic,” he says.
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He painted, remember, all the time. “My dad wanted me to be an artist, and that included practicing even on weekends.. While the other children played, I drew. He wanted to play, but he insisted ”, he continues.
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The truth is that now an adult she understands the importance of this practice and also her father.
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And for that father who died a while ago it is his work in art. Also, the exhibition in which the next July 7 at the Beka Museum, New York.
My dad wanted me to be an artist, and that included practicing even on the weekends. While the other children played, I drew
He came to this sample by a call. A friend told him that she was open and told him to sign up. She did, but without much expectation. “This is one of the things that motivates me to continue in art, because mine is already valued internationally. Being part of this exhibition means a lot”, says the young woman.
Living from art was not on his agenda. She has a degree in Business Administration. She finished her studies as a distinguished student at the University of La Sabana, with a average of 4.9, and the educational center gave her a scholarship for another career. She is also a lawyer. And she has an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa in Spain.
After the death of his father, he made a break with art, despite being what most united him. “His passing left me very hit,” he says.
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She opened a legal office (she is a family lawyer) and the pandemic arrived. “In confinement I dedicated myself to painting a lot and I put my works on my social networks. Friends started buying my work, as well as other people, and up to now I have sold 380 paintings”.
“My art is disruptive. I paint dancers, leopards, Afro, Oriental children and women…”. In his gallery, in the north of Bogotá, he says that people come and always fall in love with one of his works. In the place, in addition, there is wine and, in the background, the sounds of jazz.
In the pandemic, people asked her to paint a deceased relative, they sent her a photo and she did her job. “Despite the fact that art is not a business for me, it has done very well for me.” It is her great passion, and that iron discipline that her father imposed on her leads her to paint several hours a day and every day, she says with great energy.
Put aside the law and finances, and paint. It’s like going into a trance for her. “It is a great form of self-knowledge and reflection.”
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