About the Artist
LIZ AGUILAR hails from Manila, Philippines. She works predominantly with pen and ink using the stippling technique largely attributed to Georges Seurat but had actually been around since the 1500's. First introduced to stippling during her college days as an Architecture student at the University of Sto
Liz's works are mainly characterizations of the human figure in dramatic poses. She likes to add depth and dimension to her drawings through the play of light and shadows on planes of skin or folds of cloth. Most of her artwork
Aside from drawing, Liz also writes poetry and fiction novels. She had just finished writing a contemporary romantic novel and will soon be drafting the sequel. Asked how she views her art, Liz says, “I’d like to think of myself as a story-teller, whether in literary or in visual form. But my drawings are more challenging to express because whenever one talks about Art, images of colorful, large pieces that defy human logic often come to mind. Art, however, should not be limited in color, shape, size or manner of expression. A simple sketch on a tiny piece of paper or a one-line poem can be considered art if it reaches out to a person. And that is what my work aims to do, to reach out and touch the spectator, make them ‘feel’ what they are seeing whether it is in wild, vivid color or in plain black and white. If it jumps out of a page and makes one think, then that, for me, is ART.”
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Some of the drawings in the Dot Art Gallery are available for purchase in print here and here. Liz also accepts commissions and reservations for existing artworks.