Natalia Nicole Rodriguez / When the Wind Blows

Natalia Nicole Rodriguez / When the Wind BlowsBorn in Puerto Rico and now living across Europe, Natalia Nicole Rodriguez creates expressive, abstract works that echo her deep connection to flowers and the natural world. Her process begins with the quiet observation of photographing blooms and botanicals throughout her travels before transforming them into layered memories of color, texture, and feeling. Natalia's reverence for nature began in her grandmothers garden, a lush haven of tropical

she chose to sit within the chaos

and connection that walking in nature brings

Through her art

join us at Ace Hotel for an intimate evening of insight

proportion

With its cheerful colors and unexpected arrangement of marks

while also pursuing a graduate degree in Urban Studies at SFU

the act of looking

This piece in particular captures the Louvre Museum in Paris

when she began fusing the design principles with canvas

unpredictable textures that suggest both trace and presence

Marie Alexander