Juliana Plexxo is a Colombian artist whose work delves into the essential duality of existence, the

spiritual dimension of human life, and the reconnection between humanity and nature. Her visual

language is rooted in metal engraving — a technique she has redefined during her residency at

Studio 46 in Barcelona, the former workshop of masters such as Miró, Richard Hamilton and Dalí.

Her creative process is radical: each plate is printed only once and then destroyed, transforming

every piece into a unique and unrepeatable artifact that symbolizes death, transformation, and

rebirth.

Born in a taurine environment, Plexxo often reflects on her earliest encounter with mortality.

As she recalls,

“The first time I came into contact with death was at the age of three, when I

saw the bulls for the first time.

” Through her art, she seeks to convey the dance between life and

death, much like in bullfighting, where beauty and tragedy coexist in a single gesture. The bull thus

becomes her muse and mirror, while the recurring eyes and profiles in her work evoke intimate

memories of her childhood in Colombia.

Though born in Colombia, Juliana spent ten years living in Ecuador — a country that deeply shaped

her artistic and spiritual sensibility. There, she discovered her profound connection with nature and

encountered the work of Oswaldo Guayasamín, who became a pivotal influence in her creative

evolution. The expressive power and social commitment of Guayasamín’s art left an indelible mark on

Plexxo, inspiring her to explore the emotional and symbolic depth of engraving as a medium of

protest, memory, and transcendence.

Educated between Latin America and Europe, Plexxo was named “Young Talent of the Year 2022”

by the University of California, Berkeley. Her work has been exhibited in New York, Miami, Los

Angeles, Paris, Bogotá, and Quito, as well as in major international art fairs and monumental public

murals.

Inspired since childhood by the mythic power of the bull — her totemic muse — Plexxo’s art

transcends the act of seeing; it invites the viewer to feel, remember, and live the eternal dance

between life and death.