Shelly Crooz
La Sala is a living space that bombards the audience with Mexican imagery; this space is inspired by my Mexican heritage. The installation includes screen prints, a weaving, digital media, and a painting as well as items found in a typical Mexican household. The various mediums describe who I am as an artist.
For my installation La Sala, I wanted to activate the viewer and engulf them in a living space filled with Mexican imagery, inciting a response to the complex entirety of a multifaceted piece. I actuate my artwork through my personal experiences and surroundings as a Chicana individual in an attempt to coerce a relationship between the viewer and the artwork.
La Sala
Installation • Mixed media • Dimensions vary • 2021
Tejido (detail), Weaving on loom, 18 x 14 inches.
Installation view: Cactus 2, Screen Print, 11 x 17 inches.
Installation view: Tejido. Cactus 1, Screenprint 9 x 10 inches. Support Street Vendors, Screenprint on Tote Bag, 17x18 inches
Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla
Installation • Digital video • 15 seconds • 2021
Soniatl
Painting • Oil on Canvas • 24 x 24 inches • 2021
Soniatl is a self-portrait with abstracted cacti in the background. This painting was inspired by Alfredo Ramos Martinez’s painting Mancacoyota and by the song Soniatl by Chicano Batman, the song is essentially about a woman being encouraged to keep dreaming despite being sad and despite the heaviness of the world, because she was born to change it.
