Paris et le comptoir de l’Arc, 2022

Besides the names of specific people, particular places are mentioned in the titles of the paintings. Allusions to Paris, a city where the artist has lived and to which she has a special relationship, are common. For her, French culture is imbued ...

Besides the names of specific people, particular places are mentioned in the titles of the paintings. Allusions to Paris, a city where the artist has lived and to which she has a special relationship, are common. For her, French culture is imbued with personal experiences, emotions, and memories. Memory creates maps, associating experiences with certain scenarios. In her most descriptive works, Modrego creates scenes where figure and place merge in the same color space. Paris is the capital of the flâneur, the eternal stroller who loves to wander. Modrego's Parisian women indulge in what the city has to offer, enjoying the small unexpected pleasures. Their emotions of the moment are intimately bound to the geography in which they emerge.