María Alejandra Hernández: "My drawings are halfway between the figurative and the abstract"

  The Venezuelan artist has just presented in Spain "Drawings and Recipes", her first book.

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 María Alejandra Hernández Matheus, comes from graphic design;  In her native Maracaibo in the 90s of the last century she was one of the most important designers in the city, as a testimony of that time are the covers she made for records of many important bands, such as Guaco, Carangano and Astolfo Romero, among others.

 Although she graduated in marketing and was in the  advertising and graphic design field;  from a very young age Nana Hernández, as she is also known in the art world, found herself drawing.  "I had the urge to capture my travel experiences and my studies on sculpture and architecture of different civilizations," she tells us by phone from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, where she has lived for several years.

 The Venezuelan artist works basically with Chinese ink.  "Halfway between the figurative and the abstract," she comments.

 Grays dominate her work, but in some of her paintings, bright colors take center stage to give life to human and geometric figures in a very original symbiosis.

 In Spain, her name begins to gain relevance; The same occurs in some Latin American countries where her drawings are well valued.

 Asked about her relationship with her country of origin, Hernández tells us with certainty: "the fate of Venezuela will always matter to me, I hope to return soon, there is much to do there."

 She tells us that she has some projects to work on in the South American country: “a clothing line with my drawings makes me very excited, but there are still some details that we have not yet to figure out.  She had planned a trip to Venezuela but the Covid 19 changed everything: While this crisis perseveres, I continue working" - she has just presented her first book "Dibujos y Recetas" (Drawings and Recipes) in Spain, and designed a new collection of fabrics for an important company in Switzerland. 

 Nana Hernández claims to be super optimistic, which is corroborated by her closest friends, and with a "good times are ahead ", she dismisses the conversation with Entre Todos D.

 This note was published in Spanish by Entre Todos Digital on January 3, 2021 with the title "The fate of Venezuela will always matter to me", for the English version it was updated and, therefore, some modifications were made.  

 Photos: Courtesy of Flavio Licata Hernández.  Translation: Lic. Shara Lee Álvarez.