Arthur Peña

Arthur Peña (1982,TX) is a Bronx based artist, curator, and writer. Peña’s current works exist within an ongoing project entitled, Attempt. His work delves into the psychological tumult of everyday existence, his paintings and sculptures present a search to understand the dichotomous realities of hope and grief in the body and mind. His most recent works explore the body as a site of mental and emotional duress through elements of abject horror and inescapable situations. Presented through a high key, saturated world full of antagonists and ghoul like figures, his current exploration of various materials harks back to earlier attempts, referencing the cyclical nature of life and the ebb and flow of personal relationships.