At first glance, my landscape paintings are realistic and dramatic: rare atmospheric events, planetary phenomena, natural disasters or delicate seasonal shifts. For me, they are also meditations on the relationship between the powers of the natural world and the powers of anti-colonialist resistance. I like to use traditional painting processes to interrupt the historic misconception that this kind of art is not for everyone, because my greatest goal is to be a painter for the people.

“Through her works, Torre challenges the inaccessibility of the sublime, suffusing an earnest reverence into scenes both familiar and extraordinary. Light emerges as a protagonist of her landscapes, guiding her explorations of the occult. Viewers are invited to partake in her investigation, steeped in equal parts mystery and mischief, as a means of channeling their bare and universal humanity.”

Written by Jarku Tang