We’re excited to welcome you into our new curated collection, born from the work of 23 artists and created to bring fine art prints closer to every home.
We’re excited to welcome you into our new curated collection, born from the work of 23 artists and created to bring fine art prints closer to every home.
INTRODUCING MARINA DORGAN
Another artist immersed in the creative synergy that thrives in Barcelona. It only takes one person in the creative field to meet another, and soon enough, you find yourself surrounded by a diverse artistic community united by one thing: the hunger to create through art. This is how Marina Dorgan, an artist, found herself drawn back to painting, just like she did as a child. Marina recognized her talent from a young age, often losing herself in her drawings for hours. However, as she shares with us, the lack of self-confidence sometimes clouds those early dreams. Like many, Marina set aside her passion and took a more conventional path, studying and working in design and marketing.
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“Barcelona and its people offered me new perspectives on how to see things, and gave me a taste of lightness and optimism.”
Leaving Barcelona aside for a moment, we travel to France, where Marina was born in a small, charming area surrounded by nature. She told us how her youth was solitary and peaceful, the perfect setting for her to develop the creativity that now pulses so strongly within her.
“I like to believe that being French led me to appreciate a good meal full of colors, debate, questioning rules and established order, freedom, and, last but not least, independence.”
We loved recognizing how her immediate context ignited that spark, keeping it alive until it finally exploded here in Barcelona. Now, we can see and appreciate her work displayed on a canvas.
Marina is currently based in Barcelona and is developing her career as a painter, working primarily with acrylics on canvas. She creates unique pieces but also has a portfolio of prints, where she has digitized some of her works. Her art focuses on the essence of femininity, culinary delights, and the ever-evolving world of fashion, where she aims to bring a unique vision to life on canvas, celebrating the beauty of everyday life. Her interest in these themes stems from her work in the fashion industry and editorial illustration. Marina’s art highlights women, portraying them in a unique way, with a close and zoomed-in framing.
“I like portraying women in action; they are not posing. My paintings capture a snapshot, a second in these women’s lives, where they are not asking to be in the spotlight nor intending to be, but the attention falls on them anyway.”
During our conversation with Marina, we were curious about where her passion for painting women came from. Upon reflection, we realized that her intention was to move away from the sexualized role of women obsessed with the idea of pleasing.
“I represent women as confident, in relaxed situations—reading, walking, enjoying a pleasant moment. The bikini, for me, represents freedom. It transports us to those summer days when we reclaim our time and are 100% ourselves.”
Marina also explained how portraying women in swimsuits or half-naked is her way of questioning the fine line between nudity and erotization. “I feel far removed from a world where I could feel free to dress as I want, without being interpreted as provocative or seductive—even if I’m in a swimsuit or dressed however I please.”
We found it fascinating how Marina’s framing is so zoomed in, often leaving the face out of her compositions. She has a fascination with this close framing. “I like portraying women in action; they are not posing. My paintings capture a snapshot of a second in their lives when they weren’t seeking our attention.”
During our conversation with Marina, we were curious about where her passion for painting women came from. Upon reflection, we realized that her intention was to move away from the sexualized role of women obsessed with the idea of pleasing.
“I represent women as confident, in relaxed situations—reading, walking, enjoying a pleasant moment. The bikini, for me, represents freedom. It transports us to those summer days when we reclaim our time and are 100% ourselves.”
Marina also explained how portraying women in swimsuits or half-naked is her way of questioning the fine line between nudity and erotization. “I feel far removed from a world where I could feel free to dress as I want, without being interpreted as provocative or seductive—even if I’m in a swimsuit or dressed however I please.”
“Painting is a long and solitary process. It requires discipline and consistency, and sometimes it’s difficult to keep going alone. So, yes, I think being part of the DARE community will help my creative journey—getting inspired, discovering different worlds and techniques, and spending good moments with other artists and art lovers.”
