Italian-Argentine born in Argentina in 1973. Currently lives and works in Rome.
Josefina Ayllón is a self-taught painter. She works mainly with oil paint and her subject matter focuses on portraiture.
Since the age of 21, she has lived between Rome, Buenos Aires and Paris.
My paintings are the result of a constant struggle between a lonely character’s expression and the physicality of the paint itself. Colour, material and gesture are the fundamental elements of my work.
While I don’t find the act of feigning reality, such as using perspective or chiaroscuro, particularly interesting, I am fascinated by the reality of the painting itself as two-dimensional object.
I use impasto primarily to make my presence tangible.
I have always been drawn to human faces, finding a prominent nose more captivating than a vase of flowers.
All images @Josefina Ayllón