Título: Unidos (United)
Medium: Original Art Mixed media on Black Paper (Ink, Pencil, Thread)
Size: 22" x 28"
Year:2020
This work was born from an invitation I made through social media with the purpose of sharing thoughts of unity during the difficult process of the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Friends and strangers from my home country, Puerto Rico, and other parts of the world were kind enough to send me a quote that was included in this piece. The reflection of their messages, the pain, uncertainty, and confusion were felt, but also the hope and love.
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. Afterward, like any other viewer, I step back from the piece to observe the result and create my own story.