Adventure in Brazil
Spring 2023 Collage 19" x 16" It all started in the summer of 2022. My fondness for traveling had started to expand, and I wanted to experience parts of the world I have never seen. Specifically, Brazil has been on my mind since then. As I was reminiscing about Brazil and what it had to offer with its culture, the animals it inhabits, the music, the buildings, and over all the beautiful scenery it has. I started to romanticize the idea of me being in Brazil and having adventures, enjoying the Brazilian air. Brazil to me, is a never-ending adventure. |
Citrus Summer
Spring 2023 Clay 7" x .5" This clay artwork is about the citrus fruit I eat in the summer: oranges. Other than oranges being my favorite fruit, there is a depth to this artwork and it’s the aesthetic it leaves. I imagine rows of orange trees in the summer growing, waiting to be picked. The bright colors represent the hot blazing summer weather. Summer for me is all about self-confidence and finding yourself, and an orange to me is the epitome of that. |
The Male Gaze
Winter 2023 Mixed Media 20" x 16" This piece is intended to represent the movie; the Virgin Suicides following the male gaze. The movie is mainly perceived by the neighbor who also is the narrator. Throughout the movie, the neighbor and his friends try to figure out the Lisbon sisters and come up with theories on how they got to their death. After the first Lisbon sister dies, Cecilia. The narrator and his friends start to become infatuated with the four standing sisters. What I realized with this movie, is that I never got to see things from the Lisbon sister’s perspective. No one will ever know how the Lisbon sisters felt before tragedy struck at the time of their death. To express this vision, I painted the eyes of the boys who perceived the Lisbon sisters to count it as the male gaze. In return, I added a hand to represent the last Lisbon sister to go, Lux, cutting off the male gaze. Even though the movie ended in death, I believe there is an alternate ending where the Lisbon sisters were able overcome the male gaze. |