Inspiration for Mannequin:
The mannequin offers a three dimensional surface; like a
painting stepping out of its canvas. Its presence is no longer a static flat
surface; instead it stands gracefully still as part of the public tempting the
senses.
The influence of a
specific animal's characteristics on each human subject is intended to awaken
your curiosity for species you may be ignorant about. As such, each subject is undergoing a
transformation from human to animal; or is it vice-versa? We may be more alike
than we think.
My work is a
reflection of human complexities regarding the unknown, the feared, the
self-consciousness and human flaw. Are the scales and texture protecting or
exposing these flaws? You decide.
Bio:
Gabriela Alvarez was
born in Chicago, Illinois in 1983. At the age of 14, her family moved
back to Mexico where she attended high school. After graduation, she
began at the Universidad de Leon in Guanajuato, Mexico where she
studied Graphic Design for two years. She returned to Chicago at the
age of 20 and continued her education through community colleges.
After
moving to San Diego, California in 2006, she married biologist Roberto
Alvarez Jr. In 2008, Gaby was accepted at San Diego State University,
and began studying Studio Arts graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in
Fine Arts in 2010.
Her
love of animals, specifically her pet reptiles, has played a major role
in her recent work and is most noticeable in the current series
entitled "Metamorphosis."
Her online portfolio can be accessed at www.arteprofundo.com .
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