MARIA JOSÉ CABRAL is recognized for her vibrant, layered work. Her paintings arise from the need to translate images drawn from memory and imagination, often approaching a dreamlike realm. These images are not fixed, but rather internal constructions in constant flux, where memory, imagination, and experience merge.When translated onto the canvas, these images never fully settle or align with what was originally remembered or imagined. This tension becomes central to the work. Through painting, they are released and reconfigured into unstable forms where landscapes, figures, and atmospheres remain in continuous transition, suspended between presence and absence.

THERE'S REAL POWER IN COLORS. THEY AFFECT MOOD. IT BECOMES MY GATEWAY TO THE WORLD.