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Eilen Itzel Mena
United States
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- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, Pastel on Paper
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Framing :
Wood
under glass
Framed - Dimensions : 24x19in
About this artwork
This work is an ode to love and support. It highlights a moment where a flower, acting as a self portrait is hot, depleted and thirsty. A moment where the external environment isn’t conducive to the growth of the flower. Where the flower’s external discomfort is seeping in. A moment where a cry for help is expressed. At times I often feel overwhelmed emotionally and spiritually, thus leading to a sense of tiredness and thirst. Thirst for something…
cool, for peace, like water. This work’s title , Eres Mi Flor mimics a phrase my partner often says to me in moments like this. Eres Mi Flor, You are my flower, right before he proceeds to hand me a cup of water. His loving phrase and subsequent action quenching my thirst and providing me with peace and coolness.
Eilen Itzel Mena
United States
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
My name is Eilen Itzel Mena and I am an Afro-Dominican American artist and writer from the South Bronx currently based in London, UK. In 2017 I was awarded a BA in Fine Art from the USC Roski School of Art and Design. In June 2024 I received my MFA in Painting from the UCL Slade School of Fine Art. I have shown my work internationally and have also received various artist grants and awards for my practice. My visual arts practice is deeply rooted in documenting a femme afro-diasporic intersectional experience. I focus on depicting growth and transformation through an understanding of community, ancestry, purpose and the connection between the child self and the adult self. I am interested in investigating the way that folks in the African Diaspora are in pursuit of joy as well as their personal and communal purpose through using a variety of materials. I use painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, installation and performance as tools for the pursuit of joy.
