Familia
Fotos y Recuerdos
Inglewood, CA
Nov. 9th 2024
20” x 20”
Bandanas are a blue-collar staple. Used by people who work the fields picking crops and construction workers who build your America. Line cooks who prep your food and dishwashers who clean your plates. Health care workers who monitor your well-being and those who mow your lawns. Nannies who watch your kids and those who keep your home clean. Migrants use it to cover their faces or wipe the sweat of their faces as they cross the southern border. Sometimes colored bandanas represent a specific neighborhood. They’re a culture symbol of pride, hard work, and perseverance. These pieces hold the portraits of some of the women in my life. They all carry a story with conflict, setbacks, and triumph. Each of them having a permanent impact in my upbringing.
XVI, 2024.
20” x 20” Acrylic and spray paint on paisley bandana.
Portrait of my grandmother on my father’s side. Retrato de mi Abuelita Emerita.
XXI, 2024.
20” x 20” Acrylic and spray paint on paisley bandana.
Portrait of my mother. Retrato de mi madre.
XIII, 2024.
20” x 20” Acrylic and spray paint on paisley bandana.
Portrait of my aunt Maru. Retrato de mi tia Maru.
XV, 2024.
Bleach, acrylic and spray paint on cotton bandana with custom stitching.
Portrait of my grandmother on my mothers’ side. Retrato de mi Mama Guille.
XXIV, 2024.
Bleach, acrylic and spray paint on cotton bandana with custom stitching.
Portrait of my wife. Retrato de mi esposa.
