Eva Navarro (painter) facts for kids
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Eva Navarro
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Eva Navarro Quijano
7 September 1967 Madrid, Spain
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| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | Universidad Complutense Madrid |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Spanish New Figurative Art |
Eva Navarro is a Spanish painter born in 1967. She lives in Madrid, Spain. She studied Fine Arts at a university in Madrid. Her art is part of a style called Spanish New Figurative Art. She shows her paintings mostly in Europe and the United States.
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People describe Eva Navarro's paintings as lively, simple, and full of energy. Her art uses amazing colors. She often shows movement, space, action, and time through human figures. For example, The Boston Globe newspaper wrote that she explores the idea of time. She does this by painting long shadows in her artworks.
Characters in Her Paintings
The people in Navarro's paintings are often people she has met around the world. She places them in bright, colorful backgrounds. She paints them in a very realistic way. These characters are often bathed in sunlight, which creates shadows across the canvas. Their faces are usually hidden or turned away from the viewer. This creates a feeling of distance. She takes photos of people on the street. Then, she paints them alone against bold, single-color backgrounds. You rarely see their faces. Sometimes, you might see the same person again, moving forward, with bright shadows. These figures could be anyone, even you! This mix of being known and unknown is very interesting.
Recent Artworks
Eva Navarro's newer paintings are even more lively and colorful. They feel more hopeful and playful than her earlier works.
Awards and Recognition
In 2015, Eva Navarro was chosen as a Residence Artist. This was at the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts in New Berlin, New York.
In April 2016, Eva Navarro won first prize in the VKR75 International Painting Competition. This competition was held in Denmark. Her winning painting was called "Enlightenment." Troels Rasmussen, a historian for the VKR Holding company, said that Eva Navarro used light, shadow, and feeling in a masterful way. He added that the painting brings the viewer close to a person reading in a chair. The lighting is soft but bright from above. He found the scene believable and convincing, with excellent technical details. All these things made her painting the clear winner.
See also
In Spanish: Eva Navarro Quijano para niños
