| «Her brilliant and very Latino colours fade away under the gloomy colours of the low countries Her painting falls into a kind of disenchanted expressionism that recalls James Ensor.»
Julien Bosseler «Le Soir» newspaper March 2000 | |
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| "More that two million Peruvians live out of their country, the official figures state. But no one can deny that among them some emerge by their talent or their individual development and therefore contribute to enhance our national Peruvian identity".
In LeonorVillagra's work we note an organized symbiosis of the great past of her own cultural and actual Latin-American roots with the cultural influence of the old European continent.
This could indeed be a source for artistic and cultural globalization "
Jorge Zavaleta Alegre, journalist "Síntesis", May 2001. | | |
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| "In the way she uses colours we find the real contrast that dominates her work, with the special opposition between
light and the dark green darkness of her far away forests"
Fons Schippers, Organizer of the art exhibitions for Volvo Belgium | |
| In a chilly Belgium LeonorVillagra is conquering her own warm spot for Latin American art. Her work is not only the expression of the brilliant colour palette of the country she was born in, the very special mixture of elements of Indian and Spanish culture constitutes its underlying force. .............. A mixed Indian and Spanish culture .......In Belgium Leonor misses the cordiality of the Peruvian society. Her work shows how much she misses that. Dark colours exploding in an exuberant southern colouring are typical for her art. Our dull climate leaves gloomy impressions in her work, as well as the reflection of the strong egocentricity of our society, the lack of human cordiality, creates a sad and touches in Leonor's work.
LeoVanDorsselaer Editor & Galery-owner | | |
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| | "... she likes to paint frescos. Her Latin American crowds are moving and colourful, her palette is extremely vigorous"
Anita Nardon Art critic and member of the Art PartnersCenter | |
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| "LeonorVillagra has her own and typical images. At first glance she seems to make it easy for us: we immediately recognize persons and landscapes thrown on the canvas with lots of paint and energy. That is what we see: means, techniques and tricks. Her forms and colours appeal to us or we reject them, we can completely assimilate her feelings, or they can be somewhat disturbing... But that is not the artist's problem' what counts for the artist is to say what they want to say."
Filip Leroy, Professor graphic arts at the Anderlecht Academy (Belgium) Grimbergen, 28 January 2000 | |
| Leonor cannot deny that she has come from Peru. She mixes the old Incas as well as the conquistadores' features. However, Leonor had to leave her beautiful country because she was too revolutionary, too passionate, she just didn't accept.
But Leonor is also joy and laughter, she wants to have fun. Is it that kind of character that allowed her millions of sisters and brothers Latinos to survive all the misery that "History"has cast on their continent?
But Leonor is also nostalgia and her vague landscapes with persons that seem to have escaped
from a mythology we cannot grasp, leaves us dreaming about the Andes and a passing condor.
Prof. Dr. Jean Schoysman, Chairman of the Council for
Dutch-speaking Brussels public schools, March 2003 | | |
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| | "With these paintings and etchings we return to our roots and we celebrate the most precious we have: creativity, life before and after and further than our cultural and linguistic differences"
Emile Kesteman; Secretary of the Association
of French-speaking authors in Belgium |