Bio:
My work uses science and mass media as metaphor for our emotions about the inner chaos of our world. I aim to reflect the isolation of those who may be ignored or shy but still want to be seen. The beauty is there, waiting for be discovered, but we can not see it because we can not shed our prejudices.

I see life as a big playground. My journalistic background allows me to explore even the most obnoxious situations and discover an untold history or astonishing image. Sometimes I get my epiphanies from the kitsch, because that’s where the wisdom of the street is; in the garbage. That is why I feel attracted to conceptual ambiguities, aesthetic paradoxes and dark irony.

My work is feminine, but not necessary glamorous. It is something raw, mischievous but kind... sardonic laughter and a bit of smeared lipstick. Through that glass I explore topics like biology, science, ecology and social landscaping of consumption symbols, violence and prejudices. The use of erotic pics and car crashes in the Accidental Erotica series evokes both a visceral response and emotional dissonance.

The images of science in my artwork comes from the relation that I have with my own body. Long ago I got sick from stress. That made me wonder about the relation between emotions, human biology and environment. Art allowed me to see my body as a “being” -with autonomy- with whom I must live. I like to call that the ecology of the human biological process.

I humanize abstract topics to allow the public to become more involved with his environment and them- selves, using their imagination. That is the direction I want to take: push the boundaries of the perception of our own bodies and their influence in our social relations and our own emotions and fears.

About me

Although I lives in San Francisco, I am from Venezuela, where I began to do art in 1998. I have a back- ground in literature and journalism that I use for enrich my art. I am the author of two poetry books.

I exhibited in Miami, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Venezuela and Chile. Also, I exhibited in several venues and galleries in San Francisco Bay Area like Driftwood Salon, JellyFish Gallery, Somarts, MCCLA, Artist Television Artist (ATA’s) and CityArt Gallery, as well I helped in the organization of MAPP: Mission Arts and Performing Projects. I am Artist In Residence at ArtSpan program 2010- 2011 (San Francisco). Usually I work at my studio at Art Explosion, (2415 17th St. #147) in the Mission.

Now I am preparing in a solo show in Miami, where I am exhibiting my "Accidental Erotica". Also, I just finished the illustration for the book "Lauren Ipsum", a bestseller in geek literature for children at Amazon.