Photograph taken by Edgar Cruz
I am a 21 year old artist from San Diego, California. Currently attending UC Santa Cruz, I am a double major in Art and Film and Digital Media with a concentration in production.
My work is mainly focused within painting and photography, and beginning to further explore printmaking. My painting practice largely involves portraits using unrealistic colors, abstract backgrounds, and layers of textures to further convey an atmospheric space. In contrast, my photographic work depicts different environments and how I perceive them. Through my work, I desire to recontextualize my physical and emotional perspective as a way to explore my identity, and how people and places influence who I am and my relationships to my surroundings.