Archaeologies of the Environment

Go Down, 2019, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 cm

The rise of comedy, 2017, oil on canvas, 104 x 120 cm

Deflagration of coordinates, 2017, oil on canvas, 127 x 131 cm

Through effective scenes and visual montages, Fernanda Morales Tovar explores, on canvas, the analogies and dialectics existing in the environment, namely linkages between nature and urban devices in everyday life. Tovar creates a visual archaeology based on interpretations and proposals of signs for the intersection of spaces, human beings, stories, ruins, and the landscape. To do this, she employs optical distortions in her painting to help render a different perspective of reality and to “contemplate” it with fresh staging. Tovar’s work arises from the impulse to truly confront our immediate surroundings.

Fernanda Morales Tovar, Mexican, b. 1992, earned her MFA (2018-2020) and BFA (2011-2015) in Visual Arts / Painting from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She completed an Academic Research Stay at the Complutense University of Madrid - Spain, under the tutelage of the artist and professor Blanca Fernández Quesada. Tovar’s work has been shown in two solo shows and over 30 group shows in Mexico, the Netherlands, and the UK. She has participated in art fairs such as Art Laren 25th Art Fair, Mexican Art Fair 2020, and III University Art Fair. Her work has also been selected for the Mexican Art Biennial. Tovar has taught painting courses at the Faculty of Architecture, National Autonomous University of Mexico. Find her on Instagram @fernandamoralestovar and Twitter @FernandaMTovar