2020 | COLLECTION PART 1
RELEASE
RELEASE tells my story around the hardest battles I fought not only physically, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually when life dragged me through hell; a journey that I write about in my book ENTREGALA A LA BESTIA (published only in spanish at the moment) .
This is my most raw and personal work yet. I hope these will inspire you and give you hope into believing that you are stronger than you may think.
This collection is currently not for sale.
Click on each image to watch its backstory.
BRIGHTNESS BEYOND MEASURE | 100x100cm / 39.4x39.4in | Acrylics on Canvas
I felt so small and fragile when I saw the level of hatred shown towards me. In a sudden, I felt a heavy cloud of toxicity over me trying to put out what little glow was left in me.
INSIDE LOOKING OUT | 100x100cm / 39.4x39.4in | Acrylics on Canvas
I was living in my own jail, in my personal hell. I could see the outside world shining and thriving and, while the whole world moved on, my life was slowly slipping away from me.
UNRECOGNIZED | 50x60cm / 19.7x23.6in | Acrylics on Canvas
I felt as though with every tear, my life was pouring out from me; my youth, my being, and the spark that I used to have... that woman was not me.
HEARTBREAK | 50x60cm / 19.7x23.6in | Acrylics on Canvas
I could feel my heart turning into cold hard steel as life and color drained from it.
LOSING CONTROL | 50x60cm / 19.7x23.6in | Acrylics on Canvas
I lost so much control of my physical body that it felt as though I was slowly falling apart, until I could not dance again.
STILL ME
No matter how hard times got, the essence within me kept on shining. In the hardest battles, whether in hiding or while pretending to be fine, that small part of me, kept me going.
RABBIT HOLE
If I could represent my entire experience in one painting, this is it. This hole is filled with objects representing specific moments I went through and which eventually dug a deeper hole for me. I felt as though I was suffocating the deeper I fell into the deep end; into the unknown. Touching ground took me to the star that brought me back to life and color once again.
DANCE PUPPET, DANCE! | 60x50cm / 23.6x19.7in | Acrylics on Canvas
There was a bigger force controlling my every move; I felt like a puppet. I lost control of my body so much that I didn't know how to get it back; my life was so far away from me that I didn't know how to get back to it.
SURRENDER | 60x50cm / 23.6x19.7in | Acrylics on Canvas
When I lost everything, I only had faith to cling on to, it was the only thing that sustained me in the end. When I surrendered to God, I began to get my life back, little by little in small steps.
WHO KNEW? | 100x100cm / 39.4x39.4in | Acrylics on Canvas
That Little girl is me. She never saw coming the huge battles that would unfold and she’d have to fight, the mountain that she’d have to climb; something so huge that would eventually turn her into a grand, fierce, strong and powerful dragon.
BEGIN AGAIN | 100x100cm / 39.4x39.4in | Acrylics on Canvas
Just like a phoenix I started rising from the ashes. This painting represents what I now know happens after fighting the hardest battles and surviving: transformation, renewal, rebirth, and power.
RISE UP | 100x100cm / 39.4x39.4in | Acrylics on Canvas
This iceberg represents the mountain I had to climb. Each stroke represents each tiny step I had to take to reach the colorful summit. no one sees what is at the bottom part of the iceberg, people usually think that reaching the top and reaching success is usually an easy road, or simply, mere luck.