12’ x 25’
2019
constructed from “the art of the deal” book pages, yasutomo ultra black ink, gold wax paste, metallic gold thread
2019
similar to Guernica’s dead soldier, the parkland student is left in pieces + broken on the bottom left.
with hand outstretched, the student is holding a phone that displays a distressed text conversation, between two siblings, during the marjorie stoneman douglas mass school shooting.
2019
based on the mother holding a dead child in “guernica” by pablo picasso, this distraught mother wails for the loss of her child at the us / mexico border while seeking asylum
antique text pages specifically selected for brown skin tone
vintage french text book paper, ultra black yatsutomo japanese ink, metalllic gold thread
june 2019
may 2019
identification from ‘Merica proposal / may 2nd
wrigley building workshop space / 2801 mission street
santa cruz, california
may 2019
‘Merica installation / rework of Picasso’s Guernica
12’ x 25’ asphalt felt substrate
wrigley building workshop space / 2801 mission street
santa cruz, california
may 2019
machine stitching grounds for “Merica Installation
wrigley building workshop space / 2801 mission street
santa cruz, california
may 2019
study grounds for ‘Merica
wrigley building workshop space / 2801 mission street
santa cruz, california
may 2019
inking grounds / text obliteration
wrigley building workshop space / 2801 mission street
santa cruz, california
may 2019
application of sewn figures + grounds to substrate of ‘Merica
wrigley building workshop space / 2801 mission street
santa cruz, california
may 2019
picasso made Guernica in 33 days, and I am using his same timeline. he painted his piece, but I’m sewing mine on textbook papers with metallic gold thread to emphasize the fragility of where we find ourselves in this political landscape, holding it together or hanging by a thread.
june 2019
pattern making for dr. blasey - ford figure
picasso said , “ i want my paintings to be able to defend themselves, to resist the invader, just as thought there were razor blades on all surfaces so no one could touch them without cutting his hands.”
in my case, i’m interested in the imagery being razor sharp at a distance, but the surface to be tactile, you could run your hand over the surface and feel the stitches and the texture of the paper. It’s tangible but one has to be close to see the intricacies and detail, much like our situation, it looks very different up close.
wrigley building workshop space / 2801 mission street
santa cruz, california
june 2019