Spotlight Artist

Luján Pérez Hernández

Northeast
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Pero el dos no ha sido nunca Número, porque es una Angustia y su Sombra

Person embracing a large swan, both painted in shades of gray and white.

acrylic and oil paint, handmade oil-based ink, cold wax medium, water-soluble crayon, and oil stick on Mylar mounted on hand-carved birch plywood

The Flower you Hold in your hands was born today, and is as old as You are

Two vases with etched children's faces and dark flowers sprouting above.

oil paint, handmade oil-based ink, and oil stick on Mylar mounted on hand-carved birch plywood, dried chickweed, nettle lead, and dandelion

A place of Comfort for You and I

Abstract bag with black floral handles and a grayscale swirling pattern on the body.

oil, handmade oil-based ink, and oil stick on Mylar, mounted on hand-carved birch plywood

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Artist Statement

 My work explores the relationship between earth and spirit while tackling the eternally plaguing questions of love, death, rebirth, and belonging. Myths about healthy things growing, growing things changing, changing things challenging, and being challenged to move forward and continue to honor the adaptable. Printmaking has become a big part of my visual language over the years, the material process of the physical act of leaving a lasting impression, the idea that matrix means “mother,” or, in late English, “womb,” and because of the choices you have for reproduction or lack thereof.

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