Pieces

The series at Techne in the current show Unknown Frontier, started with the painting The llusion of Paradise (exhibited at the show). The search of an internal paradise, the loss of boundaries that limits us; mentally, physically and emotionally, the idea of belonging to nature all of these in conversation with our actual context; constant uncertainty, fear of losing hope, search for light within us...etc. While I was painting the landscape, without any reference I was looking for a lost place in my memory, a place I didn't quite remember but knew it felt like an ilusion right away. In Spanish we can say- tener una ilusion- and means we can have hope for something or someone, it is a positive state while waiting for something to change or come. Suddenly my shadow appeared as a projection of light on my canvas in my studio. It felt good cause I was searching for a way to contain this illusion so outlined my silhouette, wiping the painting and there it was, light coming through. Now I wanted to explore this place, was there any water? A river? What kind of flora or fauna was in there? What color was the sky and how all of these relate to each other and the body. I did five new paintings. These new paintings pulled acouple of paintings from last year, the conversation was clear to me. That's how this series started, I believe it is still going on!