Title: El Ojo del Huracán (The Eye of Hurricane) 
Medium: Original Art Ink and Pencil on Black Paper
Size: 30" x 22"
Year: 2017
 
In 2017 our island experienced the devastation of a deadly cyclone named María. Death, desolation, uncertainty, and confusion enveloped the hearts of our people. This piece documents an abstract expression of the eye of the hurricane entering and damaging our vegetation. However, the symbolism of the circle expresses the unity of our people.
Ely Lugo
 
 
"Healing Maps" is the name of a series of artworks that I can describe as a work of connection between something I feel flowing through me. I am the vessel, the channel through which that idea is transmitted. The process of creating these pieces is a spontaneous ritual of balance. I work within a circle as a symbol of wholeness and infinity. Then, I seek to break the order within the circle without using conventional patterns or techniques. I simply flow with the shapes and/or textures as I feel and distance myself from the ego. I let the piece itself guide me. It is rather a work that reflects the natural movement between silence, coherence, and chaos.
 
Sometimes I use only neutral colors, other times bright colors, and I can add materials that inspire me and are available at the moment. But always following that inner impulse. Afterwards, like any other viewer, I step back from the piece to observe the result and create my own story.