This article deals with the particular case of Cecilia Porras, an artist born in Cartagena. It analyzed the sociological aspect of the arts, some gender issues and herself as an artist, while cultural ruptures where appearing such as the enunciation of women that started to have new social and cultural roles in the society of Cartagena. Is also explores her participation and contribution of the construction of the new plastic languages that defined the meaning of Modern Art in the Country. In order to understand the role of Cecilia Porras in her original context, the text offers a reflection about how in the mid 20th Century, the art scene in Cartagena responded to tense areas between the modern momentum and the traditional way of thinking of the Institutions.