Maria Rocio Villanueva Cipriani
Rocio Villanueva
Rocio Villanueva is an Italian-Guatemalan photographer and artist, residing in Guatemala City. From a very young age, artistic expressions have been etched in her consciousness through drawing, painting, photography, and art appreciation, with the help of her great-uncle, who casually introduced her to this world. Rocio is self-taught, and for the past seven years, she has created conceptual surrealist works. She primarily uses digital photography as her canvas, and Photoshop as the tool for her creations. Her creative process begins beyond the computer. It starts with sketches on paper that take shape through elements, time, places, and characters. Her images represent parallel and dreamlike worlds that come to life through the interplay of light and shadow, color, and textures, creating a vision that resembles a painting more than a photograph. She has participated in group exhibitions in Guatemala City, Barcelona, Vienna, New York, Rome, Miami, and Palm Beach, and has had solo exhibitions in Guatemala City.
