Suspiro has dual meanings in Portuguese, referring to both a meringue dessert and to a sigh, the exaltation of relief or distress. Each sense resonates with the materiality and temperament of my paintings. Guided by introspections surrounding literature- such as the poems of Dylan Thomas and Clarice Lispector's writings, music, and day-to-day life, I add centralized writing gestures to the canvas. Afterward, acrylic paint limits are tested by adding layers of mass and transparency, modifying the scripts' visibility, meaning, and insight for the beginning of the process for my viewers.
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Suspiro Amor
2020
Acrylic on canvas
36in x 38in
Suspiro 3
2020
Acrylic on Mylar
36in x 38in
Suspiro 22.1
2022
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in
Suspiro 22.5
2022
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in
Suspiro 25
2022
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in
Suspiro 30
2022
Acrylic on canvas
19.5in x 15.5in
Suspiro 22.6
2022
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in
Suspiro 31
2022
Acrylic on canvas
19.5in x 15.5in
Suspiro 22.2
2022
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in
Suspiro 22.8
2022
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in
Suspiro 22.3
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in
Suspiro 22
2022
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in
Suspiro 22
2022
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in
Suspiro 22.4
2022
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in
Suspiro 22
2022
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in
Suspiro 24
2022
Acrylic on canvas
15.5in x 19.5in