YVES SANTANA: SOLO EXHIBITON
GROWING UP IN A HARSH AND ABUSIVE HOUSEHOLD, I MADE IT MY MISSION TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF BEHAVIOR I WITNESSED AS A CHILD. MY ARTWORK REFLECTS THIS PERSONAL JOURNEY, EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF GENERATIONAL CURSES THROUGH CONTOUR LINE DRAWINGS.
THE CONTINUOUS LINE IN MY WORK SERVES AS A DOUBLE METAPHOR: IT REPRESENTS BOTH THE TRANSMISSION OF TRAUMA AND DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT, AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF PASSING ON LOVE AND HOPE FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO BREAK THE CYCLE.
EACH DAY, WE FACE THE CHOICE OF HOW WE IMPACT THOSE AROUND US. THROUGH MY ART, I ASK THE VIEWER TO REFLECT: WHICH LINE DO YOU FALL INTO? HOW WILL YOU CHOOSE TO CONTINUE YOURS?
