PAINTING/ PINTURA

DANCING ON THE PAPER, 2016/2019

Tools were created by man, from the beginning of his existence, to potentialize the use of his own body. The tools have increased the reach of the human body itself. For example, compass, tweezers, ruler, spear, car, even a fork or knife, and many others. The operation and design of these instruments are often similar to the use of members of the human body to perform daily tasks, such as forceps that resemble two fingers, to remove delicate things. I personally like to attribute a personality to the cars, as the headlights are the eyes, it may look like a man with a mustache, or a sensual woman. Thus, we can see the tools as a design similar to our body.

We have recently seen the use of artificial tools to feed the mind and organs of human perception: calculations, data storage and control, image recognition, high definition imaging, and long distance communication. Using this arsenal of tools daily, we forget the simpler, closer reality that is our own body. Today, I see the need to rethink the body and human action as an expression. Expression of messages, touching the emotional side of man. That’s why I decided to use my body to record my expression on paper. There are endless ways of recording expressions like painting, using the whole body instead of just the hands and fingers, or instruments that man has created. The result is a simultaneous painting and video performance. An important detail is that these paintings are made with non-toxic paint because they are applied directly on the body. This is a long-lasting project because the expression changes and renews.