(Reproducción de la pintura original al óleo)
Representa una entidad femenina que recuerda a las ninfas de la mitología – seres mágicos que forman parte de la naturaleza y que son principio intrínseco de ella.
Es decir, las ninfas representadas en el trabajo de Belén Berdeja denotan cualidades análogas a las fuerzas de la naturaleza: las corrientes marinas y del aire, las lluvias y tormentas, el crecimiento de las flores.
En resumen, la gestación de la vida. Son figuras símbolo de la Madre Tierra. Son símbolo también de todas esas cualidades que la artista denomina como parte de la feminidad, y todas las energías que gracias a ella se desenvuelven: vitalidad, fortaleza, resiliencia, calidez y perseverancia, entre otras.
Belén’s work is a never-ending exploration of the very fabric of humanity.
More specifically, it is a search towards understanding concepts such as femininity, gender, sensuality, human emotion and the diverse social constructs around these and many other topics related to the human condition.
By means of intense and somewhat violent brushstrokes, softly detailed eyes, symbolism and organic elements, she intends to build up a dichotomized narrative.
This narrative sheds light on the double-standard conception of femininity in contemporary society; the way beauty canons and cultural doctrines all work together to chisel human beings into fulfilling certain behavioral, psychological, physical, and emotional expectations.
Through inspiration drawn from nature, organic textures, physical forces such as marine currents and moon tides, Belén creates entities that are strongly related to mythological beings - her work is subtly charged with both the innocent and erotic psyche of these sensual beings.
Through the countenance of the portrayed entity – who is both an individual and the universal humane creature – and through the representation of the so-called female fragility, she brings forward the real strength and raw beauty that lies within all humans.
