Location: Uruguay
Laura Pietrafesa (PIETRA) is a contemporary abstract artist from Uruguay. Working with acrylics and mixed media, she creates richly layered compositions inspired by urban landscapes, memory, and human emotion. Beginning each painting in chaos, she gradually builds harmony through texture, gesture, symbols, and handwritten marks. Her work reflects the beauty of imperfection and the search for balance within complexity.
Beginning from chaos, PIETRA builds each painting through intuition, allowing every work to find its own path. Layer by layer, texture, gesture and hidden symbols reveal traces of memory, movement and transformation. Her abstract compositions explore the delicate balance between chaos and order, inviting viewers to discover what lies beneath the surface.
From the series "Urban Zone". Built through successive layers of acrylic, oil pastels and handwritten marks, "Chaos" reflects the moment where disorder becomes possibility. Hidden symbols and traces of memory invite the viewer to discover what lies beneath the surface.
From the series "Urban Zone". "Habitar" reflects the silent presence of the city. Soft layers, architectural traces and muted colors evoke places shaped by memory rather than geography. The work invites the viewer to experience the city as an emotional landscape rather than a physical one.
From the series "Inner States". In Silencios dibujados, traces, gestures and translucent layers suggest emotions that resist language. Rather than telling a story, the work invites quiet contemplation, allowing each viewer to discover meanings hidden beneath the surface.
From the series "Inner States". Marea interna evokes the constant movement of emotions beneath the surface. Sweeping gestures and luminous blues suggest an inner tide that never stands still, revealing moments of calm, tension and renewal.
“Chaos”
“Habitar”
“Silencios dibujados”
“Marea interna”
