Honys Torres

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Who is Honys Torres?
Honys Torres (Caracas, Venezuela, 1969) is a Venezuelan visual artist recognized for her Neo Pop style that explores power, stereotypes, and the perception of beauty in contemporary society. Her artistic work combines painting, photography, sculpture, and drawing.

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Education and Early Career
Torres studied Computer Science and Law in Venezuela, later completing postgraduate studies in Organizational Development at Andrés Bello Catholic University. Her interest in art began during her university years, where she used creative practice as a way to reflect on social and political issues she encountered in her legal studies.

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Artistic Style and Influences
Her aesthetic combines critical reflection with visual experimentation. She appropriates symbols of pop culture—comics, posters, and animation—to deconstruct and reinterpret their meanings. During her stay in Germany (2002–2006), she absorbed the visual language of European Neo Pop, which influenced her use of color and composition.

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Artistic Career
Returning to Venezuela in 2006, Torres developed a body of work that integrates vibrant color, irony, and symbolism. Her pieces have been exhibited since 2008 alongside leading Venezuelan artists and are included in both public and private collections in Venezuela and abroad.

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Since 2018, she has lived and worked in Zurich, Switzerland, where she continues to explore the relationship between monuments, fictional characters, and cultural identity. Her works create visual narratives that invite reflection on diversity, beauty, and social power.

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Current Work
Honys Torres currently lives and works in Zurich. Her recent collections merge political reflection, multicultural experience, and color as a language of resistance.