Cosmogony diptych

Isabelita Valdecasas was born in 1975 in Seville, Spain. Despite having a large and unique family, she was the only one who was intrigued by art from her youth. Her family’s disinterest in art discouraged her from pursuing a study of fine arts, forcing her to settle for studying Art History while painting passionately in her own studio on the side.

Valdecasas’ first exhibition took place in the Galería Imperdible of Seville where she displayed her drawings and pastels amongst the work of other young artists. In 1998, Isabelita furthered he r study of art in London where she took a course in fine arts and antiquities at Christie’s Auction House. This auction house was Valdecasas’ workplace for one year afterwards in the topographical pictures department. She continued her work at Christie’s in their Madrid location for the bids department. While working, she managed to study painting techniques in 2002 to complement all that she had learned at work. Meanwhile, Valdecasas maintained her devotion to her practice by continuing to paint on the side.

Isabelita’s work for Christie’s concluded in 2003 when she took on painting as her full time practice – starting mainly with murals, trompe-l’oeil, and wall decorations that are currently displayed in Spain and Italy. However, she began to grow tired of her figurative paintings and landscapes and felt the necessity to break away from the chains of “tidiness” and embrace a more chaotic approach to art. It was around these years that Valdecasas experimented with colors and textures to create more abstract works. 2010 was the year that Isabelita Valdecasas fully embraced her exploration for abstract art, painting more of what she really wanted than ever before, sacrificing her murals.

Currently, Valdecasas is painting mainly abstract works in her village studio in Valdeberdeja, Toledo where she can be inspired by the nature, wilderness, and the music of her surroundings. Her works were featured in a show at the UBS Collection and they can be found in such notable collections as the Gregorio Maranon Collection and the Duke of Alba Collection.