Los Angeles, U.S.A

From January till April, 3 of my recent artworks were exhibited on the group show “Behind the Mask” curated by Sarah Umles, at Angels Gate Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.

The 3 paintings i showed were inspired by the "Dísir" from the Norse Mythology. The Dísir were female divinities, often portrayed as being tutelary (guardian) spirits of a particular person, group, or location. Little is known with certainty about the Dísir, Many stories show them as defenders of people and Gods, showing themselves to them when they need advice, in imminent danger and trying to dissuade or warn them. In my opinion nowadays, Dísir can be every mother or woman around the world, from different countries or cultures that protects an idea or people... or are like a knowledge or warning charm.

I created these 3 portrait paintings in honor of this ancestral anonymous group of protector female spirits. These paintings are the creation of 3 new "Dísir", they are wearing a mask as symbol, more than to conceal a single recognized identity; Also with the hair rendered as a cosmos, like the immensity of possibilities.