Against Posing—Two Thoughtful Voices on Social Media
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Centre de arts Santa Mònica La Rambla 7, 08002 Barcelona
photo courtesy of Festival Cruilla- Riba Rossy and Paula Bonet
Two illustrators with one purpose: to get rid of fear and social barriers. Through their drawings, they turned painting in the strongest weapon to fight for women rights, and on July 4th, they will talk about using art with social purposes at Cruïllla Talks.
Raquel Riba Rossy
She is the creator of one of the most iconic feminist characters in Spain: Lola Vendetta, a rebellious and non-conformist female comic character who talks about delicate topics such as periods, romantic love, toxic relationships, and maternity.
The main purpose of Raquel Riba Rossy is questioning all those habits imposed on women by society. She wants to end the invisibility of women and break the female social standards. In order to accomplish this, she talks about her own story, digging deep into her own past and analyzing her own experiences. She uses everything and anything as inspiration.
Paula Bonet
“I don’t believe in art uncommitted from social context”. With these words, Paula Bonet sums up her artistic career perfectly.
An illustrator and writer, Bonets work attempts to distill reality: it’s human, it’s homely and it doesn’t worry about political correctness. Her art is easy to relate to because she explores life without taboos.
In fact, her last illustrated book, "Roedores", breaks the taboo of abortion as a tribute to her two unborn children. This experience made her change her usual work method: instead of making an “intellectual and bibliographic research” to theorize about her art, she focused on her own life.