In late 2019, I started a new series of paintings called La-La Land after experimenting with various artistic media for many years. These paintings are inspired by scientific topics and are carefully planned as each one is a project in itself. To create them, I make sketches using a digital software program, usually Ps-Adobe Photoshop, which serves as a template when transposing them into a classic painting medium. These paintings are mostly large-scale pieces and their surface combines different materials in an inventive way. For instance, they feature embroidery on a wire, small plastic and rubber tubes, dyed silicone, concrete, gold leaf, tulle, and dyed wool hemmed with thread. Furthermore, LED lighting with a motion sensor is used to give them a unique touch. The goal of these paintings is to construct a hybrid multiverse as a space to freely speculate and narrate global stories while also being deeply rooted in the notion of the in-human in question. The paintings consist of figures whose connections are layered puzzles, operational on several levels, and require an active and educated observer. The world represented in the paintings is devoid of feeling, which is inherent only to biological beings. Anthropomorphic and zoomorphic compounds anticipate one of the possible worlds.

These artworks feature bright and bold colors, but they depict dystopian and apocalyptic landscapes inhabited by mutants with mixed human, artificial, and animal limbs. To create a special vibrancy in certain parts of the paintings, I experimented with chemical processes by adding silicone oil to the colors and combining them with liquid glue. I used a classic painting process on some surfaces, giving the images and materials a combination of traditional and modern approaches to painting techniques. The figures in the paintings have transparency and luminance, while wavy forms inspired by quantum physics permeate the images. This is meant to evoke the idea of a possible future world made up of more visible vibrations.

Given the wide range of scientific and technological knowledge used for the artworks, as well as the complexity of the execution of the paintings, I would describe this artistic style as “cyber-baroque”.