November 2024: Consu Tolosa - Painting

Consu Tolosa is a Portland-based mixed-media artist, originally from Montevideo, Uruguay. Consu is inspired by color and texture but solidly driven by the process of creating and the joy of interacting with tools and materials. Her art practice is fueled by curiosity, experimentation, and discovery.  “Liminal” is her most recent collection of abstract work. Through the process of creating these pieces, Consu explores the idea of liminality —that quality of ambiguity and disorientation that occurs in the middle of a rite of passage or transition. The result of this exploration is a body of work that is complex, bold, and dynamic. Some of the work is comprised of 3-9 modules; the viewer is invited to physically interact with the pieces by rearranging them on the gallery wall and to engage with them by connecting with the transformative nature of those transitional moments in their own lives.