Veo Rojo

The expansive paintings embody a fusion of material exploration, craftsmanship, and personal emotions, rhythm, and movements. In the craft of coating textiles with latex lies a centuries-old tradition in Mexico. I had the privilege of learning this technique from Master El Compita in Misantla, Mexico. This technique became a catalyst for the visualization of emotions, which I transformed into an "Action" through the interplay of body and movement in the textile coating process. Veo Rojo emerged as a series composed of seven artifacts (paintings), which are to be understood as a visualization or manifestation of a transformative act of self-liberation. In Veo Rojo, I engage in an "Action," entering a trance-like state where my body is animated by rhythms, and using my entire body, my hands move across the canvases. I allow myself to release emotions, process traumas, or repaint stories.

Veo Rojo was created with the utmost respect for tradition and seeks not to appropriate it, but rather to honor it.
For Veo Rojo, I collaborated with artisans in Misantla, Veracruz. Thanks to Mangas el Compita, I had the opportunity to learn the technique of coating textiles with natural letx and apply it in the act of creation. This collaboration between traditional craft and art gives birth to a unique, tactile work and presents latex in a previously unseen form.

Veo Rojo - Seven paintings -  | 2.5x2.0m | 2.0x1.8m - Natural rubber, mineral pigments and cotton textile, 2023

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