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Logbook of the Elements
Verónica Leiton

opening - Sat, Aug 9, 4-8pm, Galería Amarillo78

Dawn dyes a mantle of colors
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Earth's Enchantment


Español
August 3, 2025

My work is an invitation to see beyond. Through the landscape which has evolved over 41 years of artistic practice, a journey I celebrate with gratitude and wonder. I offer an inner voyage: a passage through the invisible worlds that dwell within and around us. From the microscopic realms of the cellular universe to vast planetary systems and cosmic dimensions, I paint the silent dialogue between the micro and the macro, where everything is interconnected, as expressed by the ancient principle of correspondence: "as above, so below."

I believe in the music of the universe —in its melody and its silence— in the movement of systems that expand and contract, like the natural cycles of life. On my canvases, the four elements —water, fire, earth, and air— are not isolated symbols, but central protagonists. They intertwine, overlap, and transform in a constant dance. They create the emotional atmosphere of my work, a kind of cosmic implosion and explosion where planes merge and energy flows without restraint.


Promised Land
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Red Sunset
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Earthquake of Heartbeats
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I work with a harmonious chromatic palette, rich in contrasts, where light and shadow, line and curve, heat and cold coexist in dynamic balance. This visual vibration evokes the intangible —what cannot be seen, but can be deeply felt. I paint to reveal the shared essence that unites a garden flower to a distant, extinct star— to the pulse of creation still resonating in the present. Within this great web of existence, all living beings are participants and co-creators.

I don't believe in inspiration as a sudden spark; I believe in discipline and dedication. My process is a blend of intuition, study, and persistence. I experiment, research, and commit myself daily to a theme until it pulses with the rhythm of my own heartbeat. My artistic pursuit is not only aesthetic, but also spiritual: I strive to touch, through color and form, what vibrates beyond the visible.


Nocturnal Garden
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Standing before the sea
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To paint, for me, is an act of awareness. A way of being present in the world with reverence —honoring the mysteries of the universe through matter, and translating into image what science is just beginning to glimpse, and what the soul has always known.


Enveloping Infinity
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Night of the Elements

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Verónica Leiton
Logbook of the Elements
Celebrating 41 years of artistic career
opening - Saturday, August 9, 4-8pm
Galería Amarillo78, Umarán 34

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Originally from Santiago, Chile, Verónica has lived in México for 30 years. She has held more than 80 solo exhibitions and 96 group shows in México, Cuba, Chile, the United States, Greece, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg and Switzerland, representing México in the Art Biennials of Athens, Florence and Venice. She created the monumental bronze sculpture "Flor de Arena," four meters high, for the Campo Algodonero Memorial in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. She has also published four book-catalogs of her work. Her distinctions include: Second place at the Paso del Norte Biennial 1998, the Chihuahua Award 2007, the David Alfaro Siqueiros Grant 2005 and 2018; in 2016 she was selected among the ten finalists in the International PLATAFORM Artist of the Year Competition / Red Wood Media Group, and her work was shown at Art Festival San Diego CA, Art Expo New York, Spectrum Miami, and Art Santa Fe NM. In 2023 she was named Featured Artist at Art Walk San Diego, CA. In 2015 she was honored for her extensive career with the Medal for her contribution to and strengthening of relations between México and Chile, presented by former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet in Ciudad de México.

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