Artist Cristina BanBan: “Painting is like dancing.” | Louisiana Channel

Meet one of the rising stars of the art world, Spanish painter Cristina BanBan, who lives and works in New York. “When you dance, you don’t think too much of what you’re doing. You just follow what your body says.”

During this studio visit in Brooklyn, New York, Cristina BanBan reflects on the emotional depth, personal history, and intuitive processes that shape her expressive, large-scale depictions of the female form. Known for her vibrant use of colour and visceral approach to painting, BanBan invites viewers into her creative world—one she describes as a universe of her own making.

To BanBan, the uninhibited connection to emotion and gesture lies at the core of her practice, which she sees not just as a means of representation but as an emotional release: “When I have big emotions, I...