Rooted in the cultural dynamics of the U.S.-Mexico border, my work investigates how place, perception, and inherited histories shape the construction of self. My work becomes both an object and a documentation, tracing the ongoing negotiation of identity across internal and external borders.
The human form is at the core of my practice, serving as a vessel to explore themes of assimilation, immigration, and cultural hybridity. Through a mixture of traditional rendering, abstraction, and fragmentation, I depict figures that reflect the fluid and tense experiences of culturally layered spaces. My compositions incorporate divided planes, symbolic motifs, and references drawn from Chicano iconography, geographical locations, and contemporary culture.
I often work with acrylic, oil, graphite, and found objects, shifting fluidly between representation and disruption. Materiality plays a central role in my process, as dense, tactile surfaces, gestural marks, and layered transparencies become metaphors for memory, erasure, and displacement. Bisected panels and fractured planes function as both visual strategies and conceptual frameworks. My compositional decisions are not merely aesthetic; rather, they serve as intentional strategies for articulating the complexities of border life and asserting presence within contested spaces.