Venezuelan Hyperrealist Painter of Beach Scenes
Clelia Benítez is a Venezuelan hyperrealist painter whose works celebrate the beauty of the sea and its reflections. Her beach paintings capture sunlight on water, rippling sand, and the quiet presence of figures with remarkable technical precision and emotional warmth.
Biography
Clelia Benítez is a Venezuelan artist renowned for her hyperrealistic depictions of the sea and coastal life. Through delicate brushwork and meticulous observation, she transforms moments of sunlight, foam, and motion into paintings that feel as alive as the scenes themselves.
Working primarily in oil on canvas, Benítez builds her surfaces layer by layer, capturing the subtle shifts of light that dance on water and reflect on skin and sand. Her paintings often feature tranquil beaches, solitary figures, and the evanescent beauty of sunlight at the edge of the sea; images that embody both technical mastery and quiet emotion.
Benítez’s work speaks to themes of peace, memory, and escape. While her style is rooted in the discipline of hyperrealism, her intent goes beyond representation, she seeks to evoke feeling through precision. Each painting becomes a meditation on light and stillness, where reality and reflection merge.
Her paintings have been exhibited in Venezuela and the United States and are held in private collections throughout Latin America and Florida. She is represented by D-Gallerie in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Education
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Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Venezuela
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Professional training in classical and hyperrealist painting techniques
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
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2023 – Horizons of Light, Caracas, Venezuela
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2021 – The Stillness of Waves, Valencia, Venezuela
Group Exhibitions
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2022 – Latin American Realism and Nature, Miami, FL, USA
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2020 – Contemporary Venezuelan Painters, Caracas, Venezuela