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 ART

(Art, Film Documentaries, Script-writing)

The following is my art that I completed in 2015.

 

Art: Mixed Media

Series Title: "Text me" 2008 - 2015

This series examines how electronic communication (text, email, social media message) evolved to be the mainstream means of casual communication in the context of flirting and courting. I started this series in 2008 and completed it in 2015. Over the course of seven years friends volunteered their text messages and emails to include in my series. A variety of dating statuses are depicted in the series; single individuals, married couples, exes, etc. The electronic conversations cover the canvas serving as a background while a photo that was used in the electronic communication is at center of the art. Various medians are used for texture to represent the struggle to convey nonverbal communication.  The combination of writing, reading and photos are used to create the scene and communicate feelings, however, there is breakdown of communication as the exchange lacks tone, body language and timing.

Series Title: Fulfilled 

Charcoal sketches of moments spent with my daughter. I have always said that my greatest work is my work as a mother. Motherhood inspires all of my work and my work outside of family life inspires my role as a mother and wife. 

Series Title: Completely Incomplete Journey

Acrylic rendition of Monet's "Field of Poppies". This painting represents a beauty and acceptance in not completing an intended goal, rather the completeness of work is in the journey and seeing the value and beauty in how all work inspires other work. There is a completeness to simply working and then stopping when you feel fulfilled and inspired to move on to other work. 

Film Documentary (2015)

Title: The Entropy of Paradise (2015)

About: The documentary explores the social inequalities faced by the poverty level working class Latino population in Santa Barbara, California. In order to survive in a wealthy town that relies on cheap labor in agriculture, construction, back house restaurant labor and cleaning, this working class population is dehumanized and forced to survive by working multiple jobs therefore greatly impacting healthy functioning of their family life. The repercussions are extreme and set the stage for an onslaught of community problems. There are major socio-economic impacts on the community as the families struggle with gang life, poor nutrition, domestic violence, crime, poor school performance, homelessness, etc. 

 

Script-writing

Happy Hour (in progress...)