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STATEMENT OF WORK
The thread that connects my paintings and works on paper is that they originate from a specific reference; a memory, a photo, or words, but are transformed by recollections, struggle, and the process of painting.
Sometimes my paintings assert themselves quickly but more often, they go through a good amount of uncertainty. I don’t abandon them, I step back and wait until they reveal my next move.
In my most recent work, I have mined photos that I found in a trunk that belonged to my great aunt, of a flood that took place in 1955 in the city of Tampico, where my father grew up.
Floods are a significant concern, especially in California, where I currently live.
I have collected rain since 2018 and consider it to be an important material in my paintings.
Paint, in conjunction with water, have the potential to create alchemy; embracing it, I make paintings that reference figuration and landscape.