Universo Interior

Acrylic on canvas

39.37″x41.34″

Susana Casillas invites the viewer into a celestial dreamscape where identity, cosmos, and consciousness coalesce. A masterful fusion of portraiture and surreal symbolism, this work positions a serene female figure at the heart of the universe—her flowing hair transformed into a dark galactic tapestry, cradling the planets of our solar system like whispered thoughts orbiting a silent mind.The woman’s face, subtly fractured with textures resembling cracked earth or weathered stone, suggests both resilience and timelessness. She is Gaia, she is space, she is time—her expression soft, meditative, and unknowable. Casillas’ use of chiaroscuro and rich, velvety shadows contrasts with the vibrant planetary bodies, whose luminous hues seem to pulse with an inner energy. The planets do not simply float—they interact, dancing within her gravitational field, as if animated by her breath. Every detail echoes a quiet reverence for the mysteries of the universe: the precision of Saturn’s rings, the brilliant orange of Mars, the deep cobalt of Neptune—all lovingly rendered with scientific familiarity, yet elevated into spiritual metaphors. Her hair flows in tendrils that mimic nebulae, black holes, or the spiraling arms of galaxies, hinting that thought itself is cosmic in scale.

Casillas’ composition speaks to the intimate connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm, suggesting that the universe is not only around us, but within us—that our inner worlds contain vast galaxies of their own. Universo Interior is not just a portrait, but a meditation on existence, identity, and the invisible threads that bind us to the stars.