Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 12 minutes ago
In this unprecedented and fascinating documentary, iliana emilia García opens the doors to her Brooklyn studio to candidly talk about her art, sources of inspiration, and her approach to painting. Sharing her artistic process, she paints one of her iconic large-scale paintings in front of the camera, showing her engagement with the canvas while crafting an extraordinary piece. As she takes the viewer on an intimate creative journey, she explores chairs as intriguing archetypes, rendering a space that is beyond the physical, one that is psychological and emotional, seeking to recover a visual memory. The film gives us access and shares in the excitement of witnessing an outstanding artist at work in the intimacy of her studio.
Directed by Ludy Grandas.
In this unprecedented and fascinating documentary, iliana emilia García opens the doors to her Brooklyn studio to candidly talk about her art, sources of inspiration, and her approach to painting. Sharing her artistic process, she paints one of her iconic large-scale paintings in front of the camera, showing her engagement with the canvas while crafting an extraordinary piece. As she takes the viewer on an intimate creative journey, she explores chairs as intriguing archetypes, rendering a space that is beyond the physical, one that is psychological and emotional, seeking to recover a visual memory. The film gives us access and shares in the excitement of witnessing an outstanding artist at work in the intimacy of her studio.
Directed by Ludy Grandas.
