This piece is a rendition to elements of the tropical imaginarium, while in North America the industry of blaxploitation cinema was booming with low-budget productions that satisfied a demand for entertainment and representation. South America created a wave of movies that portrayed sensuality, action and humor often accompanied by catchy tunes that made us forget this was another perpetuation of sexual exploitation and objectification of women of color.
Tiburon a la vista is one of those songs, the phrase USED TIRES HAVE NO WARRANTY captures the double entendre, my body inserted on the shark’s mouth is a representation of willingly using myself as bait and both the shark and me are just actors on a charade where we are both entertainers, objects and cynical participants.
- Oil on canvas 26'x26'
2026
