This abstract work features a striking black-and-white image that appears to depict a skeletal rib cage or ribcage-like structure. The composition is centered around the central, prominent shape, with radiating patterns and textures that create a sense of movement and energy. The artist has employed a bold, graphic style, utilizing high-contrast tones and a rough, textural quality to the surface. This piece seems to explore themes of mortality, the human form, and the interplay of light and shadow. The precise artistic technique and the artist's intention behind this work suggest a contemporary, conceptual approach to the subject. ...
Pierina Másquez unravels the hidden emotional and spatial histories embedded within everyday objects and materials, transforming them into evocative reflections on labor and identity. She works across installations, soft sculpture, ceramics, and drawing, investigating how labor leaves traces on both bodies and objects. Through her multidisciplinary approach, Másquez examines the complex relationships between work, gender, and identity, creating pieces that navigate the intimate and the political simultaneously. Her work often involves textiles, synthetic materials, and crafted objects that evoke personal and collective narratives, emphasizing the tactile and sensory qualities of materials. By weaving together references to local histories and everyday experiences, Másquez’s practice questions how memory is preserved and communicated through material forms. With a foundation in painting and contemporary artistic research, she engages in a continuous dialogue between traditional craft and conceptual inquiry. Her art invites reflection on the social dynamics of labor and the lived experiences of invisibility and care, highlighting overlooked stories and bodies. Through this sensitive yet critical lens, Másquez creates work that resonates with both personal introspection and broader cultural critique. ...
