Natalia Ocerín

Natalia Ocerín is a Spanish artist known for her oil paintings of plasticine sculptures that she moulds herself. In her early career, she emphasised mental health and the body, a bold and disturbing theme stimulated by her interest in the work of Michel Foucault, Sigmund Freud and Jenny Saville.

Among the varied inspirations for his work are photographic media, as well as artists who had a flair for colourful compositions such as David Hockney. Amalgamating personal narratives, lived experiences and art historical references, Ocerin's work underscores the need to return to the elemental and the fundamental in a contemporary age where the dark and macabre are increasingly present.

Ocerin is currently studying for an MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London. She has also received numerous recognitions, among them her selection in the VI edition of ‘Mujeres Mirando Mujeres’ Spain and Latin America, 2019 and receiving an honourable mention in the painting award XXXIV Vila de Puçol, Spain, 2019. Ocerin received three honourable mentions in the Maniel Painting Prize Maniel Foundation Painting Prize and participated in two residencies in Argentina and Brazil. Ocerin's paintings transport the viewer through a visual and conceptual journey steeped in symbolism, with the intention of raising consciousness.