BAILANDO con el DIABLO

2023

Series of acrylic paintings varying in size

From early childhood, we were all taught what was right and wrong. In my case, being raised with the values of the Catholic household, I was taught the expectations of heaven and the sinful behavior that will one day expose you to hell. Within these works, I am taking forbidden figures of men and women. They are all displayed on a monochromatic pallet to express emotion and thought. Created all with different intentions and feelings behind each, representing my emotions of knowing I could lead myself down either a “terrible” path or the most “desirable” we all wish to see one day. This work expresses the feelings of something being presented as forbidden yet desirable, and it is up to the viewer to decide right or wrong. The goal of this work is express and explore the feeling of understanding myself and the understanding that nothing is right or wrong because the decisions we make in life lead us to the path that was intended, no matter if the findings are society's right.