Artist Statement:
I have spent my career as a passionate and seasoned photographer and artist. My creative journey began early in life after relocating as a teenager, from Uruguay to the United States. As I struggled to master English, I discovered photography as a potent means of communication and a way to avoid the uncertainties of adolescent life. I quickly became enamored with both the beauty that could be captured as well as the technical aspects of taking and printing photographs. Eventually I opened a commercial studio in NYC focusing on still-life photography, advertising, and digital imaging.
I have spent my career as a passionate and seasoned photographer and artist. My creative journey began early in life after relocating as a teenager, from Uruguay to the United States. As I struggled to master English, I discovered photography as a potent means of communication and a way to avoid the uncertainties of adolescent life. I quickly became enamored with both the beauty that could be captured as well as the technical aspects of taking and printing photographs. Eventually I opened a commercial studio in NYC focusing on still-life photography, advertising, and digital imaging.
In my early 40s, I was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s Disease. While frightening and progressively more limiting, it’s also given me the mental freedom to create and explore in ways I had not allowed myself to do previously. Over the past 25 years, I have explored a variety ofmediums with a recent focus on painting and collage. My current Collection, The Faces of Parkinson’s, is deeply personal and introspective, offering an honest and visceral reflection on the profound impacts of living with this disease.
Through layered, purposefully textured paintings, I try to capture difficult emotions that are often challenging to articulate—fear, loss, anger, and the sensation of fading away. Despite the challenges, I hope my art remains a reflection of resiliency, vulnerability, and the unyielding power of creative expression.
My current Collection, The Faces of Parkinson’s, is deeply personal and introspective, offering an honest and visceral reflection on the profound impacts of living with this disease.