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In 2006 I received the Oaxaca State Grant for Young Artists to create this series of large format paintings.
My original plan was to create a series of paintings to get the attention of the viewer through single words that compliment the paintings' visual aspect. Words play an important role in the composition of the painting too; it is not just the meaning that interests me but also how a word could be seen as an element of the work.
I called the series Paintings to Read. I feel that people are so obsessed with technology and their electronic devices that it is hard to capture their attention. I would like people to be just as obsessed with art!
That year was a very complicated time of social upheaval and protest in Oaxaca, and across the world. My home, work and studio space was located in the middle of the constant protests and military checkpoints in Oaxaca. The sense of looming war and terror is reflected in this series.
This series was also presented for my BFA Degree Thesis at the University of Veracruz, Xalapa.
Puddle
2006 oil on wood panel 120 x 90 cm.
Memento
2006 Oil on wood board 38 x 100 cm.
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Miedo
2006
Oil on wood board
118 x 192 cm.
Veneno
2006
Oil on wood board
118 x 192 cm.
Terror nuestro
2006 Oil on wood board 118 x 192 cm.
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Testigo
2006-2009
Oil on canvas
100 x 80 cm
No puede ser! Otro pintor?
2004
Oil on wood board
45 x 34 cm.
Daño
2003-2009
Oil on wood panel
50 x 60 cm.
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Pending/Pendiente
2006
Oil on wood board
49 x 60 cm.