Stoneheads

From what began as a satire I played out from the isolation, loneliness and disconnect I felt working In cafes and various jobs, is now becoming my struggle for Identity in a disingenuous society. In the past four years of working on this project I have become increasingly more aware of my true presence in this world and my true history of being a mixed racial human being. I feel deep within my bones that my genetic identity has been ripped from me, never truly allowing me to relate to either ancestries of my white mother and Hispanic father. But from this lack of identity, I feel I have been granted a unique opportunity to create and form my own identity from the shredded pieces of a lost history. I use the symbols of the mask and portrait to paint this unique space of the paradox of identity that I live in daily. From my experiences and interests in graffiti art, ancient artifacts, city living  and funk culture I seek to find the true essence of my identity and the power of my human spirit.