My work centers around the use of palimpsest abstraction, often featuring anthropomorphic figures a method to sift through the often unspoken but manifold aspects of contemporary existence.
My artistic ethos is founded on the idea that where words may fail, art may succeed. I focus on color theory and deconstruction to create complex visual narratives grounded in the exploration of personal and societal issues or stories and the element of time.
My literary background informs many aspects of my practice, with pieces inspiring poetry and other written work in dialogue with the visual narratives I create.
Early bird collectors and friends gather to preview The Gold Series at the studio's opening reception.
About Me
Born in Medellin, Colombia, raised in Connecticut and now living in Los Angeles my art career began through trauma. I live with Ataxic Cerebral Palsy, the rarest form of CP which is characterized by motor skill, balance and depth perception issues. In an effort to combat these demons, I began to paint. As I got older, I began to sell pieces here and there to collectors who resonated with my understated intricacy and visual language. My work is now in private collections across the United States and internationally.
My artistic practice is an ideal way to process the complex emotions and memories wrapped up in trauma and spirituality within a body at war with itself by way of disability. It forms a bridge to the subconscious and to anyone who has ever felt ill at ease with themself or their surroundings.
Though a self taught artist; I believe my strong working knowledge of art history coupled with my unique perspectives as an artist with a motor disability render the philosophical and art historical underpinnings of my work to be a strong indicator of creative growth potential alongside a unique personal narrative.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature | Hofstra University
Master's of Science in Fundraising Management | Columbia University.
Aesthetic and Philosophical influencers:
Cy Twombly, Gerhard Richter, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paul Klee, Clyfford Still, Marc Chagall, Georgia O'Keefe, Joan Miró and Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Arthur Danto, Voltare, Nietzsche & More.
Collections & Projects
Stasis
This capsule collection of abstract chemically altered analog photographs is based on the concept of flux. Transformation & stasis frozen in a frame. Stasis print “Pore” is also the basis of our apparel capsule featuring a premium tee, joggers, and blouson.
Lethe
An exploration of memory, trauma, forgetfulness, and letting go. Named for the Ancient Greek river of forgetfulness Lethe asks us to explore the ways in which we process our pasts, our failings, and our losses; then asks us to leave them in the river to be washed away leaving a clean slate for renewed tomorrow. Lethe is Hope & Despair put into motion. Lethe is clarity & confusion, brought to the forefront.
The Gold Series
50 pieces that use the color gold to explore feelings and concepts related to transformation through chronic Illness diagnosis. It explores life, death, inner demons, shadow-self and love.
2020
A 4 day live art project for the Steelepointe Yacht & Charter Show in September 2020 culminating in the completion of a 8’ x 6’ 3D assemblage piece.
Incorporating metalwork, encaustic, poetry, textile and paint in a mixed media assemblage “2020” is both statement and meditation on the unique year that 2020 has been for so many. Based on a poem I wrote the piece explore the baroque intensity of our constant news cycles, the election year, pandemic, and the quotidien realities intermingled within the chaos. It is both celebration and contemplation. Ultimately, a call to come together, stronger and more resilient as a collective whole as told by a skyline of hope bathed in the golden light of the sun.
The Iris Collection
Well before she endorsed my kids book, The Little Red Dress…Centenarian Icon Iris Apfel has been a muse, inspiration and figure of import in my creative life. In moving the studio to Los Angeles, I wanted to chart a new course in my artistic career inspired by her bold color choices, dynamic compositions, and harmonious juxtapositions.