A R T S T A T E M E N T

In my work, the human figure serves as a symbolic element to represent emotions. The representation of the body in my figures fluctuates between realistic, representative, and surrealist, and sometimes the shapes lose their forms and become abstract in their figurative expressions. My characters' environments are mostly imagined, abstract, and cloaked in a mysterious air juxtaposing reality and fantasy.

As I explore our human condition in my paintings, I realize that emotions are universal. Memory, longing, love, and loss are things we all experience with certain similitude. Certain nuances may differentiate our experiences based on the times and spaces we live in, but the basis of human emotions is present in all of us, regardless of how we choose to express them.

My paintings are a metaphorical expression of issues surrounding our social lives. Spirituality, sexuality, race, and culture are all permeated by preconceived ideas learned through tradition or social expectations. I shed light on these views by introducing ambiguous characters, often pensive, reflective, or defiant, to challenge the normative of societal life.