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Artwork Statement
Inspired by the sensuous flower paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe and photographs of flowers by Robert Mapplethorpe, I did a series of eight paintings, some of which are in this exhibition. I am often asked “what’s behind my paintings,” in these paintings I literally answer such a question. I have created a vertical center slit in the painting through which these flowery-shaped forms seemingly have emerged from behind. As they blossom to the foreground, they are compositionally received by a water-filled vase. The exuberance of color in these paintings springs from the flora and fauna of my native Puerto Rico.