A small experiment for a painting residency allowed Virginia Constanzo Nahuelanca (46) Find a style that identifies you and you like. He had set out to assemble 20 brushes with hair provided by nature. Branches, flower hairs and some other bristles added up to reach the goal. And once his brush was ready, he made a decision: he had to paint someone in the area, the best way to finish that job.
“I said, ‘I’m going to find someone from the town and I’m going to paint them.’ And I met Sandro, the owner of the town museum, who had millions of objects from the town in his garage; an ordinary man who was fond of history, but his personality had caught my attention so much that, when I thought about him to paint him, I said: ‘I have to see in his face all that he was telling me.’ That was the main idea and I liked it. Then I started looking for people in Comodoro who would call me for something; people who, at some point, moved me, taught me, who are worthy of being seen or known, and it ended up being something transitional, the break that allowed me to find my style.”
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“Figured Senses” is a collection made up of 10 pieces which today is on display in a boutique hotel in Comodoro. It is part of the decoration of the place, which it shows to those who visit this part of Patagonia, and it was painted by Virginia.
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“Figured Senses” is on display today at Ventia, a small boutique hotel in Downtown Comodoro.
As he tells it, that work was transitional; the work that allowed him to give his paintings their own identity. Jobs that Today they can be seen at the Del Viento parador in Rada Tilly and on the corner of Juan B. Justo and Yrigoyen, where recently He painted a mural at the request of the Camuzzi company.
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Virginia was summoned within the framework of a project to have a kind of national pictorial museum that allows showing the identity of a city. He painted a fox, a guanaco, the flora and birds that are part of the coastal landscape.
For 10 days, he worked alongside Miltón Canquel, another artist from Comodoro, and the result was beautiful.
Practically every Commodore has seen that work, located in a strategic place with a lot of traffic, and for Virginia, of course, it is a satisfaction. “The impact was nice. Everyone saw it. I like beauty, I always look for beauty, how to transform things and being able to give that to my city and the people who live in my city is a satisfaction, because It’s good to see something nice in Comodoro, where everything is cement, very hard, the oil industry, the industry. We have many beautiful places, such as fauna, the sea; So I like to attract that beauty that we have in nature and put it more visible within the urban area.”
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The truth is that, beyond these works, Virginia has been dedicated to art for a long time. The artist, born and raised in Comodoro Rivadavia, admits that she always liked design, creating images or telling stories from the image. Therefore, when he finished high school at María Auxiliadora School, he wanted to study something related.
He admits that a career as a graphic designer did not suit him and he ended up choosing degree in Scenography at the University of Salvadorwithout imagining that along that path he would become passionate about painting, that art that he had known through Mario Lanza.
“Before leaving, I had gone to learn painting with Mario Lanza and discovered that I liked to design and create. When I started, set design was a very artisanal career; Everything digital had not yet appeared. So, I had a lot of painting for costumes, props and architecture, because it was a very complete career, since it covers the arts of theater. I ended up dedicating myself to painting; “I sucked him in the race.”
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Finally, Virginia received a degree in Theater Arts and, in parallel, studied to be a higher-level teacher of artistic subjects. Once he finished, he also studied social psychology and, for three years, he advanced in painting on curtains at the Teatro Colón.
The truth is that in Buenos Aires he did everything: “a hybrid of social issues with art,” he says proudly. “I gave arts workshops with women living on the street, in confinement, with groups of children with disabilities, all through art. I liked it a lot, and later, when I came to Comodoro, I tried to insert myself socially, but I couldn’t find where. “So I opened my painting workshop, thinking it was going to be temporary, and in the end the students came and came, and I couldn’t close it anymore.”
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Virginia was also the painter of the mural at Del Viento’s parador in Rada Tilly. Photo: Del Viento.
Virginia admits that nature brought her back to the South. An epiphany, one night in Catamarca, made him feel that hunch that it was time to return. He wanted to be in his land, in a place where the hills were his hills. Thus he returned to his city with the desire to put his art at the service of society.
He admits that he tried, but the doors never opened, and in “Va queriendo”, his workshop, he found a place to teach, work and be able to continue making art.
A while ago he began to participate in large murals, until the opportunity came to paint one of his own, a beautiful mural at the Del Viento parador, facing the sea.
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The road work recently arrived and These days he has already begun to paint the mural for the 50th years of the University National Patagonia San Juan Bosco. Virginia is happy, in some way she is putting her work at the service of the community.
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“I like to create with my own style, what we could call something expressionist, because I play with that style to make portraits, landscapes, animals. I like regional themes, Patagonian flora and fauna. But the truth is I always wanted to put my art at the service of the social, to be a tool of transformationbecause I really like the aesthetic, but not the mere decorative, but rather that it has a meaning,” says the artist who chose to return to her homeland and today begins to paint its streets with works that reflect the feeling of a city that increasingly appreciates plus its nature, a corner of Patagonia that has a lot to show.
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## Interview: Virginia Constanzo Nahuelanca – Painting Patagonia’s Soul
**Introduction:**
Welcome to World-Today News! Today, we have the pleasure of interviewing the talented artist Virginia Constanzo Nahuelanca, whose vibrant murals and captivating paintings are transforming the urban landscape of Comodoro Rivadavia. Joining us is art critic and historian Dr. Elena Rodriguez, who will provide insightful commentary on Virginia’s unique style and contribution to the Patagonian art scene.
**Section 1: Finding Inspiration and Identity**
* **Virginia:** Your journey to finding your unique artistic style is fascinating. Could you elaborate on the role that the experiment with natural bristle brushes played in shaping your artistic vision?
* **Dr. Rodriguez:** Virginia’s work exhibits a distinct blend of realism and expressionism. How do you see these elements coming together in her “Figured Senses” collection, and what does it reveal about her connection to the people and landscape of Comodoro?
**Section 2: Art as a Social Tool**
* **Virginia:** Your dedication to using art as a means of social change is truly inspiring. Can you talk about the challenges and rewards you’ve encountered in bringing your art to the streets of Comodoro?
* **Dr. Rodriguez:** Virginia’s murals often feature Patagonian flora and fauna, weaving elements of nature into the urban environment. How do you perceive the impact of these works on the community, and how might they contribute to a broader environmental consciousness?
**Section 3: The Power of Local Identity**
* **Virginia:** You recently completed a mural for the University’s 50th anniversary. What message were you hoping to convey through this artwork, and how does it connect to your overall vision for Comodoro’s artistic identity?
* **Dr. Rodriguez:** Virginia’s work seems to reflect a deep love for Patagonia and its rich cultural heritage. How do you see her work contributing to the preservation and celebration of this unique identity, both locally and on a national scale?
**Section 4: Looking Ahead**
* **Virginia:** What are your visions for the future of your art? Are there any particular projects or themes you’d like to explore in your upcoming works?
* **Dr. Rodriguez:**
Virginia is clearly a visionary artist whose work is making a significant impression on the Patagonian art scene. What advice would you give to aspiring artists looking to make their mark in a similar way?
**Closing:**
Thank you, Virginia, for sharing your insights and journey with us. Thank you, Dr. Rodriguez, for your illuminating commentary. We encourage our viewers to explore Virginia’s work and engage with the powerful stories it tells about Patagonian life, nature, and identity.
