Mythologia libre is a manifesto for the liberation of the spirit,
These visions emerge from vivid dreams and spontaneous visions as bridges from the ancestors to our world, Seeking to find my reason to exist; to answer universal questions: Mythologia libre is a scream for peace, journey to my unknown : uncompleted, unfinished, dripping, romantic, exploding, raw and intuitive, defying all rules.
Mythologia libre travels back to the depth of times to reach the origin .
TO ERASE ALL BOUNDARIES
Why Mythologia Libre?
MYTHS CARRY THE ESSENCE OF HUMANITY, THEy HOLD THE SECRET OF OUR REaSON OF EXISTENCE ON THIS PLANET,
AND THEY MUST BE TRANSMITTED TO THE FUTURE GENERATIONS,
MYTHS HAVE TO BE PROVOKED, DECONSTRUCTED AND TRANSFORMED , CHALLENGED, RESTORED TO EVOLVE AND TO ASSURE THEIR SURVIVAL.
LIBERATION OF MYTHS IS THE LIBERATION OF OURSELVES, OF HUMANITY.
Why now? What is happening now in the world, or in you, that commands this work?
I TRAVEL BACK IN THE DEPTHS OF TIMES TO REACH THE ORIGIN, I CREATE ART, NOT BY CHOICE BUT TO SURVIVE, TO FIND MY PLACE IN OUR UNIVERSE, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN SOUL.
MY INTUITION IS GUIDING ME, MY PASSION IS GUIDING MY BRUSHES, LOVE IS THE FUEL, BUT ALSO A RAGE TO TRANSFORM THE STATE OF OUR WORLD, TO DEFY ALL RULES, BREAK ALL WALLS, AND TO ERASE ALL BOUNDARIES, IT’S NOW OR NEVER.
ART KNOWS NO HESITATION, WHEN A VISION EMERGES AND RISES IN ME, IT COMES IN FULGURANT POWER AND ENERGY, AND I CANNOT STOP IT, I MUST TRANSMIT IT TO THE WORLD IN THE MOST MAGICAL WAY.
WE LIVE IN A TIME WHERE A DEEP SHIFT WILL OCCUR, AND WE MUST INSPIRE AND FEED AND FACILITATE THAT SHIFT.
Does Mythology inform and inspire freedom? Are the two connected?
MYTHS ARE THE KEY TO OUR FREEDOM. ONE WHO CONNECTS WITH THE MYTHS CONNECTs WITH THE UNIVERSE, AND THE UNIVERSAL CYCLE AND CAN BE FREE. TO BE FREE IS NOT TO RESIST TO THE CYCLE, IT IS TO BECOME ONE WITH THEM. WE SHALL EMBRACE MIRACLES AND MYSTERIES, ON THE ROAD TO BE FREE.
What is the power of myth in every day modern life?
EVERYDAY IS A MAGICAL CEREMONY AND IT IS UP TO US TO RESIST TO THE TEMPTATION OF REALITY, THE TEMPTATION OF NORMALITY.
FOR MYTHS TO MANIFEST IN OUR DAILY LIVES REQUIRE DISCIPLINE, PASSION, WE NEED TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN, BREAK ALL WALLS AT EVERY MOMENT.
Are there particular myths that directly inspire your work?
THE MINOTAUR, is the alchemical fusion of the animal world and human world. The Minotour of the future will be the alchemical fusion of the animal-human-plant and spirit into one, the only way for peace on earth.
Your work often references revolution, freedom & peace. Can you speak to how the symbols in your work become vehicles to greater freedom and peace?
UNIVERSAL PEACE IS MY GREATEST PREOCCUPTION AS A HUMAN, HOW WILL WE ACHIEVE IT, WHEN? I AM NOT AN ACTIVIST IN THE TRADITIONAL TERM, I AM MORE LIKE AN ALCHEMIST, WHO, IN THE SOLITUDE OF THIS LABORATORY, OR STUDIO, SEEK AND SEARCH WITH GREAT DEVOTION FOR THE FORMULAS THAT WILL GUIDE TO HUMANITY TO PEACE. LIKE IF THERE WAS A PATH TO TRACE, AND PAINT, AND I WAS SEEKING NEW WAYS TO MAKE IT VISIBLE, AND TO INVITE PEOPLE ON THAT ROAD.
I BELIEVE IN THE REVOLUTION OF THE SPIRIT, WE MUST PROVOKE OURSELVES TO EVOLVE, WE MUST ABANDON A GREAT PART OF WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN ORDER TO REACH A HIGHER LEVEL.
You often reference indigenous “ancestral” symbology. How does the native narrative manifest visually in your work?
THE NATIVE ICONOGRAPHY CAME IN A DREAM SO VIVID THAT I HAD TO PAINT THEM. A YEAR AGO, The DREAM OF FALLING BUFFALO OVER New York, I WaLKED aT SUNRISE NEAR THE EMPIRE STaTE BUILDING— SUDDENLY A RAIN OF BISONS- giant BUFFLOS OVER New York, EXPLODING ON YELLOW TaXIS, PEOPLE, STREET, BLOOD DRIPPING EXPLODING. ONE SERENE NATIVE WOMAN WHISPERed TO ME, SHE SAYS-WE ARE COMING BACK TO LIVE HERE. AND I ANSWER–WELCOME, THIS IS YOUR LAND.
WE MUST GIVE BACK THE LAND AND WISDOM AND RESPECT TO aLL First Nations ALL OVER THE WORLD, IT iS THE ONLY WaY TO PEACE.
Your creative process appears like an act of free thought, free form, free expression. What is your process to create energetic, mental and physical space for creative freedom? Can you expand on your creative process?
CREATING ART IF FOR ME is a FREEDOM RITUAL WHERE ALL ELEMENTS OF REaLITY ARE LEFT OUTSIDE THE STUDIO. I PENETRATE A TRAnCE WHERE I LOSE MY EGO AND lose MY HUMaN SHAPE TO SERVE A VISION, MY THOUGHTS aRE FADING OUT, aND I LET THE PASSIONS aND INTUITION GUIDE ME.
I NEVER HESITATE, I NEVER ERASE OR REDO, I CAN MAKE MANY STUDIES AND PREPARE A SUBJECT BUT WHEN I DIVE INTO THE ACT OF PAINITNG, I AM FEARLESS AND IMMORTAL AND IN A KIND OF ROMANTIC RAGE TO DEFY MORTALITY.
Mezcal! Is mezcal a part of your creative process?
MANY ELEMENTS CAN ENHANCE THE TRAnCE AND LIBERate YOUR SPIRIT AND BODY TO BE FREE AND TOTALLY PRESENT INTO THE ACT OF PAINTING. MUSIC IS A KEY FACTOR, AND MEZCAL IS THE ELIXIR THAT CONNECTS ME WITH THE ANCESTORS OF MEXICO AND GIVES ME POWER AND COURAGE.
I see my brushes as the fingers of planet earth, my colors as the lava. MEZCAL IS THE SAME, COMING FROM EARTH, BRINGING US BACK TO HER.
If the mezcal spirit were to speak through you, what would it say?
REFUSO LA TENTACION DE l’asservissement ! AND HE SPEAK TO ME.
What is your creative relationship with Mexico? Is Mexico symbolic in your work?
Mexico is my field of magic where I started my journey as an artist where I seARCHED for universal meaning, it s my field of joy and exploration, Mexico is my freedom and my madness. Only with a certain dose of chaos, freedom can exist, which Mexican culture embraceS.
How has GEM&BOLT been apart and shared your creative process and journey?
GEM&BOLT are creators of visions so close to mine that there is no SEPARATION between us, when I cross their path , it Is like if we knew each other since centuries, WE COME FROM THE SAME SOURCE. I SEE GEM&BOLT AS VERY avant -garde as they are using the world of product to do visual art and to transmit their vision OF the world, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY WHERE THE WORLD SHOULD DIRECT THEMSELVES TO. Buying products became a centER point of our society, if we transform it into art and inspire people with the transaction, it contributes to the evolution of humanity. I feel in THE Near future many brands will follow this philosophy.
How does art have the ability to create, empower and inspire peace, freedom and new ways?
ART IS THE RITUAL THAT WILL BRING ALL OF US TOGETHER. ART TO ME, IS NEVER A PRODUCT, BUT AN EXCHANGE OF ENERGY WITH THE UNIVERSE, IT IS IMMORTAL.
MYTHOLOGIA LIBRE
ON VIEW MAY 1 – 24 / 1 pm -8pm / 332 Canal St. NYC