BIO

Josefina Soriano is a Mexican artist whose work centers on the reinterpretation of classical art and its enduring capacity to illuminate the human condition. Her practice—timeless in tone and rich in symbolism—examines the tensions between past and present, revealing the persistence of impulses, desires, and contradictions that have defined humanity across centuries.

Throughout her life, Soriano de Teresa has lived in various cities in both the United States and Mexico, an experience that has endowed her with a culturally diverse perspective essential to the development of her visual language. This plurality is expressed in a continuous dialogue between mythology, art history, and contemporary references.

With a critical approach that moves between the defiant, the contemplative, and the playfully ironic, the artist revisits Greco-Roman narratives and iconic works of the Western canon, confronting them with the symbols and concerns of the modern world. In her compositions, deities, heroes, and historical figures interact with everyday objects and elements of contemporary culture, generating a discourse that merges aesthetic sophistication, symbolic subversion, and a distinctly conceptual dimension.

Soriano de Teresa holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a specialization in Digital Art from the University of Texas–Pan American. She has complemented her education through studies with internationally recognized artists. Over the past decade, she has taught courses in painting, color theory, mixed media, and drawing, contributing to the formation of new generations of creators.

Known for her mastery in capturing the human spirit through the classical figure, Josefina Soriano de Teresa develops an artistic practice deeply rooted in figurative art and in the historical and cultural significance of ancient sculpture. Her work, timeless in character, transcends form to become a vehicle for introspection—an arena where body, memory, and emotion engage in continuous dialogue.

The themes that shape her production resonate with mythology and ancient civilizations, enduring sources of reflection. Through the recontextualization of sculptural fragments, the artist isolates gestures suspended in time and releases them from their original narrative to reveal their essential symbolic content. This process enables a renewed reading of primary emotions—desire, vulnerability, strength, contemplation—which are projected toward the viewer as mirrors of the human experience.

“I am captivated by the beauty and complexity of the human body. The inherent sensuality of classical sculpture inspires me profoundly.

My work explores symbolism and mythology to delve into the concepts that shape the human condition. A central theme in my practice is the timeless adage ‘Know thyself,’ which underscores the introspective nature of my artistic journey.”

In her practice, Soriano weaves eroticism and emotional tension with a subtlety that challenges the gaze. Her compositions evoke passion, fragility, and strength while addressing themes such as the subjectivity of beauty, freedom, and violence.

The Museo de Arte San Pedro in Puebla has described her work as “a masterful fusion of contemporary awareness and classical art—a synthesis that bears witness to her aesthetic vision: a poetic and provocative dialogue between past and present.” Her artistic proposal invites the viewer into a path of introspection and sensory resonance, where beauty functions as a form of thought and the image becomes a bridge between eras and sensibilities.