Lisboa International Contemporary Exhibition 23 - Official catalog

The artist has a very pers onal style that ranges from figurative to abstract. Many
symbolist,trib alandmulti-ethnicin fluences characterizehertechniq ue.PaolaKorgais
constantlylook ingfornewtexturestobeinc lud edinherworks,makingthemprecious
andunique.Th isaddsafurtherlev elofin terp retationinadditiontotheonesprovidedby
thecolorsandthesubjectsrepresented.Thecollageandtheuseofdifferentma terialsis
atrad emarkofherworks,aswell.Theunionofthes eelementswithbrightandearthy
colors,rangingfromthereds,orangeinallitsshades,andontothebrowns,go lden,and
bronzeones,summarizestheauthor’slifeandexperiences.PaolaKorgaind eedtrav elled
foryearsar oundWestAfrica,supportingandhelpingchildrenandfamiliesinneed.Her
paintings,powerfullyshowinghergenu inepassion,reflectthegreatvarietyandcultural
richnessofthepeopleshemet,thebeautyofna tureaswellastheunspoiledland s cap e.
Sheportraysthemothers,carryingwithstrengthandelegancethespiritual,albeitheavy
heritage of ancestral times. Paola Korga renders in a simple portrait the gene tic
emotiona lculturalmap ofapeoplethanks toawiseandrefineduseofherparticular
techniq ue.

Paola Korga