Patricia Gomez Diaz—Legacy, Cultural Imprints, Tenderness, Inauthenticity  




 

Artist Biography


Patricia is currently based in Calgary, Alberta where she completed a BA in Psychology along with a minor in Visual Arts at the Univeristy of Calgary. She grew up in Caracas, Venezuela and would make yearly trips with her family to the mountainous city of Merida from which she has vivid memories of the colorful Acapulco chairs in the home of her grandmother’s courtyard.  

This summer, she will also be participating in various arts markets across the city of Calgary!

Artist Statement: Legacy, Cultural Imprints, Tenderness, Inauthenticity

 

This body of work presents almost 50 prints produced using silkscreen printing, alongside 4 digitally printed images of the artist’s family. Using vibrant colors often found in the typical colorful towns of South America, the artist pays homage to the cultural roots of the Acapulco chair. The Acapulco chair is deeply rooted in Mexican and Mayan culture and is a greatly appreciated fragment of Mexican culture. However, time and time again, Western cultures have taken inspiration from the Mexican design and made huge profits for their own personal gain, turning something so culturally mundane into a symbol of high status. The exhibit explores themes of preciousness, intimacy, tenderness, and the roles they play within one’s cultural identity in regard to ownership of objects, such as the Acapulco chair’s habitation in Hispanic culture.

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