This contemporary artwork features a vibrant, geometric abstraction in shades of purple as the background. The central focus is a delicately rendered pastry, adorned with luscious berries and a dollop of cream. The artist employs a distinct, painterly style that captures the textural quality of the dessert and the intricate patterning of the backdrop. The overall composition creates a visually striking contrast between the organic form of the pastry and the angular, repetitive motifs surrounding it, inviting the viewer to contemplate the interplay between the natural and the man-made. ...
Daniela Garcia Hamilton is a first generation Mexican-American painter. Her work explores the rituals and traditions she experienced as a child of immigrant parents. Color and pattern is integrated throughout her work as she describes the vibrancy of her traditions through portraits of her family members. Settings are fabricated to draw attention to social-political commentary on past and current immigrant experiences. As she completed her B.F.A. at CSULB, she began to reflect on her traditions through the American lens. American tile patterns are used as the veil through which she remembers these events. ...
