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When I began Parientes, I had arrived in a state of dreaming about what life could feel like moving forward after giving birth to my second child. The entire composition has an atmospheric, dreamy, and surreal quality.
As the largest abstract work I had ever attempted at the time, the scale of the painting kept me in a looser state. At one point, the composition required a stronger visual element in the upper-right corner. I kept thinking, I would love a form that looked floral to go there, then I decided to add a literal flower. It immediately amplified the dreamy quality of the painting by playing with depth and atmosphere. From there, I added the other floral elements, choosing flowers that were my mother’s favorites. The entire painting began to feel very much like my mother as a whole. My mom had a level of grace and beauty that felt unreal at times. At her wake, a woman even came up to me and said that my mother’s death answered a question she always asked herself, “Can Gloria be real?”
Once I realized I was painting my mother, I couldn’t stop thinking about my dad and his enduring love for and attraction to her. Before moving to America, my dad owned the classic Chevrolet depicted in the painting. It represented his love of American culture, his desire to achieve the American dream, and the promise of new beginnings. I decided to paint it at a smaller scale driving towards the larger-than-life poppies to represent the way he gave so much of himself to the pursuit of my mother, even when they were married.
My dad never gave up on trying to earn my mother’s love, and while he provided a significant fortune for my family, he always seemed to pale in comparison to the energetic force of my mother. Over time, Parientes began to represent the qualities of yearning, dreaming, hope and devotion.
(Parientes means “relatives” in Spanish. “Relatives” meaning people who are related and also how things exist in relation to one another.)
Printed locally by University of Michigan professor Patrick Young. Hand-signed and numbered. Each print is made and signed to order. Please allow 1-2 weeks for shipping. Thank you.
Limited edition giclée print on German archival paper
Edition of 100
17×22”
When I began Parientes, I had arrived in a state of dreaming about what life could feel like moving forward after giving birth to my second child. The entire composition has an atmospheric, dreamy, and surreal quality.
As the largest abstract work I had ever attempted at the time, the scale of the painting kept me in a looser state. At one point, the composition required a stronger visual element in the upper-right corner. I kept thinking, I would love a form that looked floral to go there, then I decided to add a literal flower. It immediately amplified the dreamy quality of the painting by playing with depth and atmosphere. From there, I added the other floral elements, choosing flowers that were my mother’s favorites. The entire painting began to feel very much like my mother as a whole. My mom had a level of grace and beauty that felt unreal at times. At her wake, a woman even came up to me and said that my mother’s death answered a question she always asked herself, “Can Gloria be real?”
Once I realized I was painting my mother, I couldn’t stop thinking about my dad and his enduring love for and attraction to her. Before moving to America, my dad owned the classic Chevrolet depicted in the painting. It represented his love of American culture, his desire to achieve the American dream, and the promise of new beginnings. I decided to paint it at a smaller scale driving towards the larger-than-life poppies to represent the way he gave so much of himself to the pursuit of my mother, even when they were married.
My dad never gave up on trying to earn my mother’s love, and while he provided a significant fortune for my family, he always seemed to pale in comparison to the energetic force of my mother. Over time, Parientes began to represent the qualities of yearning, dreaming, hope and devotion.
(Parientes means “relatives” in Spanish. “Relatives” meaning people who are related and also how things exist in relation to one another.)
Printed locally by University of Michigan professor Patrick Young. Hand-signed and numbered. Each print is made and signed to order. Please allow 1-2 weeks for shipping. Thank you.
Limited edition giclée print on German archival paper
Edition of 100
17×22”
