Art, 27 March 2022

Javiera Estrada's flower artworks between the real and ethereal

An exclusive interview with Alethea & Art Magazine

Zen

©Javiera Estrada

In our dark times, the flower artworks of Mexican-born artist Javiera Estrada shine all the more brightly. Javiera lives in California and works in the mediums of photography, sculpture, installation and film with very different inspirations. She has a special attention to the beauty of flowers and her name is mentioned among the most famous flower artists in the world. However, a great contrast to this and just as beautiful are her nude images.

The artist is in search of the spiritual and believes that every work of art is a self-portrait, a physical expression of the inner, nameless world that inhabits our soul. Photography is her most important medium, and for her the sound of the camera clicking is the link between the real and the ethereal. Javiera Estrada believes in creativity in its purest form, which is always in her life and can manifest itself in a beautiful dinner or even in a massive oil painting.

Bubble Gum

©Javiera Estrada

In Pandemic Time 2020, she also started to develop her own fashion line with Waste clothes from her closet that she painted.

Learn more:

javieraestrada.com

Currently she is busy with a project from the University of St. Gallen. Alethea & Art Magazine had the pleasure of an interview with the artist:

To the interview:

Alethea & Art: What were your paths into art?

Javiera Estrada: Since I was a young child, I knew I wanted to be an artist. The inspiration was firstlychanneled into painting, then dance, then music, and finally landing on photography. I believecreativity, in its purest form, is always present-sometimes that is manifested into a beautifuldinner or a massive canvas oil painting. 

Alethea & Art: What do you call your style and what is your mission?

Javiera Estrada: It’s difficult to define one’s own style. Especially someone like myself who loves toexperiment and dabble across multiple mediums. However, I do believe your  “ style“ isinherently the essence of who you are. In that sense, my style comes in a myriad of variationsdepending on my mood. I am a curious person who likes to delve deep into a plethora of ideas, themes, and mediums. Sometimes, traditional black and white nude photography is my style andother times, all I want to shoot are extremely colorful and explosive florals. My mission is tobreak the old adage that an artist has to stick to one style, medium, and theme in order to besuccessful. It might be a longer road, but at least I’m inspired throughout the whole journey. 

Alethea & Art: What do flowers mean to you?

Javiera Estrada:  I love flowers! Simply, they make me happy. They are beautiful and I believe they energetically lift the vibration of any space. 

Alethea & Art: What is your favourite flower?

Javiera Estrada:  Oh, there are too many amazing flowers to single one out! Off the top of my head, here aresome of my favorites: star gazing lilies, anthuriums, peonies, and pink roses.

Sunny Daze

©Javiera Estrada

Alethea & Art:  You have a beautiful fashion collection. What is your philosophy?

Javiera Estrada: Thank you! During the pandemic in 2020, I started doing a lot of spring cleaning and it was during this time that I started to up-cycle old pieces of clothing that no longer inspired me. Waste is something that really bothers me and I always try and re-use things for as long as I can. This is how I started painting on leather. After painting a leather bag and coat, I received so many compliments that I decided to create a whole wearable art line. My philosophy on fashionis--buy quality over quantity and infuse old pieces with new life by altering them in one way oranother. 

Alethea & Art: Where can one buy your fashion?

Javiera Estrada: On my website. https://www.javieraestrada.com/metalrat2020

Alethea & Art: What is your current project?

Javiera Estrada: Currently, I am working on a commission piece from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It’s a massive project which is taking me over three months to complete. Every year, the college produces a symposium and invites an artist. This year, I am collaborating withthe students to create a huge tapestry from cyanotypes—one of the first photographic processesthat produces a cyan-blue print and was invented in 1842. Of course, this is a medium I don’thave any experience in so it’s been quite the journey learning as I’m creating. I love beingchallenged and this project is full of  them!

Alethea & Art: Where is your studio​ located?

Javiera Estrada: I have a home studio in Culver City California. It’s imperitive that my studio be in my homespace as I am visual and need to be surrounded by my work. 

The Kaleidoscope

©Javiera Estrada

The Enchanted Rose

©Javiera Estrada

The Emerald Desert

©Javiera Estrada

Find about more on this artist:

javieraestrada.com

Multimedia artist Javiera Estrada was born in Mexico in 1981 and moved to the United States in 1989. Her childhood was heavily influenced by her training in classical piano and violin, which continues to inspire her aesthetic today. She attended Santa Monica College and received her certificate in photography in 2009. 

Javiera Estrada has exhibited in galleries throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Her work is in international private and corporate collections. In 2014, she won Art Slant's Juried Competition, was a finalist in the Emerging Focus Competition in 2015, and is a 2017 ND Awards Fine Art Category winner. Estrada made her first short film in 2017, titled The Dream, which was selected in the Best of Shorts category at the Carmel International Film Festival. In 2020, her solo exhibition in Las Vegas was awarded a Certificate of Special Congressional Commendation for the Arts from the U.S. Congress. Estrada currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

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