I’m honored and proud to share that I will be showcasing “New Perspective”. If you happen to be in DT LA, come by to check out my paintings, some of the photos I took over the past months while working on the project and other surprises I have prepared!
* The art show was postponed to protect our community in Los Angeles during the Corona virus pandemic. Once we have updates and a new date, I will post it on my social media. *
As we get closer I will share more details. So far I can only share my infinite gratitude to the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles for connecting me to my muses and guide me.
I had a dream.
So, I made it happen.
For a long time I was looking for a story to tell, so I decided to work with something I knew. I decided to defy comfort zones, traditions, and stigmas. I decided to use my art to bring social awareness towards domestic violence in a positive way. Focusing on the present and future, but not the past, and understanding that an experience DOES NOT define you. Some people even ignore that men also experience domestic violence, but why? Maybe because it’s awkward to talk about it without being judged.
I was looking to change people’s perspectives on how they perceive domestic violence, and this topic is more engrained and naturalized than what people might think. I grew up with it, and I experienced it. Twice.
During the past several months, I’ve spent time with these 9 amazing women. Laughing, eating, crying and healing. It’s been a powerful experience to learn from them and see the pattern of this issue more clearly than ever before.
Sometimes, people think it’s easy to jump out of a toxic relationship. It’s not. No one knows how hard it is to even speak out loud when you are living it.
My goal is not only to change the Perspective of how society looks at people who have experienced domestic violence, and to change the typical way to see them frightened, weak, beaten, and sad. But also to empower the women or men who have experience it.
I want you all to see what I see every time I hang out with them: a group of incredibly strong, intelligent, and beautiful women. Women who will not surrender, women who know their voice and value.