Claudia Pons Bohman

About

Claudia Pons Bohman (b.1999) is an Ecuadorian artist with a Swedish and Spanish background. She has always been deeply connected to nature, where she often incorporates it as a prominent element in her paintings. Claudia’s ideas are triggered by a specific place, thought, or dream that captures her imagination and refuses to leave her mind.

Her creative process involves letting the paint guide her, creating shapes and figures that she then works with and hides inside the scene. These accidental figures often reflect her inner thoughts and emotions, exploring her spiritual self. She is convinced that as living beings, humans can communicate with their departed loved ones. In her recent works, she articulates reflections on grief, wherein she discerns the presence of spirits through symbols, whispers, dreams, and nature’s subtle signs. Conjuring images of an eternal paradisiacal realm filled with vibrant colors and enigmatic scenes, Claudia portrays these creatures, birds that defy conventional expectations by not flying or swimming, imbuing them with a surreal, comedic quality to facilitate her artistic expression. Within her paintings, Claudia crafts depictions of a paradise where flowers sprout from the feet of deceased chickens, and interconnected chickens resemble inverted reflections, symbolizing the transition of life force as one’s earthly journey concludes. Delving into the sensation of numbness accompanying loss, Claudia analogizes it to a force seizing control. Throughout her series, she endeavors to capture the elusive presence that manifests in myriad forms, particularly through nature’s understated cues—like the ever-moving reflection of water, mist in a landscape, or shadows guiding one’s path—elements that suggest a presence felt rather than seen.

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