{"product_id":"la-chichi","title":"La Chichi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInformation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist: Sofía Centurión\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMedium: Oil on Panel\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (Unframed): 18 x 18.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDate: 2025\u003cbr\u003eCondition Report: Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_b25cf35ed2ec84bb\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_e149e423bbcf85af\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLa Chichi a través de la pantalla\u003c\/em\u003e\" is part of Sofia's series \"\u003cem\u003ePorque ahora están lejos\u003c\/em\u003e\" (\"\u003cem\u003ebecause now they are far away\u003c\/em\u003e\"), which began while she was living alone after coming back to Spain from a visit to Uruguay, when her everyday contact with her family shifted to a phone screen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSofia has always preferred painting from life, but the distance, and her need to portray her loved ones, led her to find another way to do it that felt authentic to herself. Sofia began recording video calls with her family, which allowed her to return to the spontaneous expressions that emerged during conversation: a laugh, a glance or a gesture mid-story. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom such recordings, Sofia selected images that became the starting point for her paintings, with \"\u003cem\u003eLa Chichi a través de la pantalla\u003c\/em\u003e\" being an excellent example. It depicts Sofia's grandmother, \u003cem\u003eSelva\u003c\/em\u003e, whom she calls \"\u003cem\u003ela Chichi\u003c\/em\u003e\". The painting keeps what a screen tends to lose, which is the character of her grandmother and the closeness between them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Chichi\u003c\/em\u003e is a woman full of life, joy and a positive outlook who brighten the lives of everyone around her. The painting impeccably conveys her vitality and warmth - which continue to reach Sofia, even through a screen and from so far away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBiography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSofía Centurión (\u003cem\u003eMontevideo, Uruguay, 2004\u003c\/em\u003e) is a visual artist based in Barcelona. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe began her artistic training in Uruguay, studying at Rogelio Osorio's studio and undertaking studies in sculpture at the \"\u003cem\u003eEscuela de Artes y Artesanías Dr. Pedro Figari\u003c\/em\u003e\" while attending the Faculty of Arts at the \"\u003cem\u003eUniversidad de la República\u003c\/em\u003e\". After that, she moved to Spain and completed the Full Programme in Drawing and Painting at the prestigious \u003cem\u003eBarcelona Academy of Art\u003c\/em\u003e after she received a grant from the \u003cem\u003eElizabeth Greenshields Foundation\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer practice focuses on figurative painting and drawing, rooted in direct observation, personal experience and memory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough portraits, still lifes and scenes from her surroundings, she explores emotional connections and the stories held by people, objects and everyday spaces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSofia's work has been exhibited in Uruguay, Spain and the United Kingdom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Socha Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57688630624596,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/5550\/8308\/files\/La_chichi_a_traves_de_la_pantalla_-_Main_picture.jpg?v=1792326308","url":"https:\/\/sochafineart.com\/products\/la-chichi","provider":"Socha Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}