Lola Gil

As a self taught artist, Lola Gil was greatly inspired by Salvador Dali, Yves Tanguy, and
Rene Magritte. Her sophisticated painting merges Surrealism and Symbolism,
allowing viewers to travel through the dreamlike narratives at play in her works. Gil’s
characters are frequently seen through the lens of a translucent object, the distortion
a means of exemplifying the complexity of humankind. The deliberate ambiguity
present throughout her work permits her audience to sometimes see themselves or
simply to escape into the tranquil world of Gil’s imagination.

“Throughout my career I have always been a painter of narrative escapism, with my
work evoking personal connections for each individual viewer. Because it is executed in
a surreal way, it allows the viewer to create their own story and meaning.”
– artist statement