Blur is a series of oil paintings depicting a visual of the urban environment at mesmerizing speeds. Daily visual impressions take on a blurred quality and the urbanite seeks to remember an experience yet is unable to do so unless the scene is slowed down or interrupted by a random event.
For example, the painting titled “The Platform” shows how the daily act of taking the subway/metro becomes a distorted chaotic event.
About the presenterRafaela Santos
Rafaela Santos earned a BA in Urban Legal Studies and a Master’s level in Sociology at City College of New York and is a self-trained artist residing the Bronx, New York. A poet, an artist, and a sociologist and teaches meditation, crochet, salsa, and expressive urban art. She is currently employed as a Project Coordinator for a federally funded program in the Bronx. On July 9, 2014 Rafaela hosted the 3rd Annual Art Exhibit at the program with all of the works created by the clients.
Her current project Blur is a series of oil paintings depicting a visual of the urban environment at mesmerizing speeds. Daily visual impressions take on a blurred quality and the urbanite seeks to remember an experience yet is unable to do so unless the scene is slowed down or interrupted by a random event.
For example, the painting titled “The Platform” shows how the daily act of taking the subway/metro becomes a distorted chaotic event.