Devil

I was reading the book "Diablo guardián" and then I was inspired...

¿Lobo estás ahí?

Traditional illustrations

Sueños guajiros (Pipe Dreams)

What is a pipe dream (sueño guajiro)?

The most accurate description for this colloquial phrase in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America, is: -An impossible or unlikely fantasy to actually happen.

Pipe dreams create an illusion, which will always ends up being crushed by the weight of reality. However, at the time a pipe dream is created, comes along with it a feeling of being able to accomplish anything. A feeling of becoming invincible. At that point, anything is possible and there is nothing in the world that can stop us.

In my works of art I try to represent the strength of this hope that causes a pipe dream, a "sueño guajiro", through colors full of light and intensity, which most often complement each other. The symbols I use are symbols that have been with me throughout my artistic career, representing my emotions. The lone wolf crying endlessly for his lost love. Broken hearts, caravans coming and going. Voices heard in the distance forming dialogues coming from solitude, projecting memories trapped in the walls of our unconscious. A chaos of emotions living in harmony, all in one space. Desire, joy, sadness, love, lack of affection, disappointment.  It is exactly this time, that I am seeking to represent this chaos, these different elements and characters that invade my paintings living together in harmony, through composition. In this work, all elements coexist with each other, interacting with each other. Sometimes to end up with the bitter taste of frustration that surprises us like a slap in the face, when we realize that it is impossible what we dreamed of, that it is a fantasy, a pipe dream, nothing more, and nothing less than just a dream.

Fortunately, dreams cannot hurt us and ultimately end when you wake up. It is the same with pipe dreams. And like in every dream, in every life and in every picture there is always a new dawn, a new beginning, a new reason to dream. There is always the possibility that a new pipe dream fill us again of hope.

Volando del ruido al silencio

En mi mundo los objetos dejan de ser lo que parecen y dan vida a nuevos significados, ésta vez los pájaros se han apoderado de la escena; ligeros y pesados a la vez, con sus alas abiertas y una rueda que parece más, una promesa infinita de algún día poder volar. Van simulando un vuelo de alegría y libertad. Bailan constantemente al compás de melodías imaginarias y siempre sucumben al amor.

Libertad es la palabra que ronda mis pensamientos. Hasta que punto podemos ser nosotros mismos los causantes de coartar nuestra libertad.

Casas y milagritos

Milagritos: Existen hace miles de años, se han encontrado rastro de estos en diferentes culturas del mundo, son una de las mayores demostraciones de fe y devoción que existe en el ser humano. Una ofrenda con una carga significativa trascendental. De estos "milagritos" se han encontrado, desde diferentes partes del cuerpo humano, hasta cuerpos completos de seres vivos y diferentes objetos de uso cotidiano, así como diferentes animales. Estos “milagritos” son el camino para solicitar un favor y el pago para agradecer el cumplimiento “divino” del mismo. En mi mundo los “milagritos” dan a conocer el punto, en el cual se encuentran los sentimientos más profundos, las súplicas más continuas que existen en la vida de los seres humanos. Las casas representan al ser, el que quiere ser amado y encontrar la armonía, en el lugar y momento en el que se encuentra; en cuerpo y alma. Seres llenos de vida, color y movimiento constante.