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In this body of work, spiritual unity across human and plant consciousness is illustrated by the theme of transformation. As described by African cosmology, all aspects of life have their own consciousness guided by forces of nature. Photosynthetic growth and the evolution of the figures, are metaphors for spiritual alignment, healing, and Black transgender liberation. Through herbalism and ethnobotanical practices we are able to access healing and communicate with the natural world.
As the inflorescence of the plants grows, the figures intensely gaze at the budding genitalia as their own transformation takes place. Their gaze then becomes a growing sense of anticipation for the future, alluding to the experience of second puberty. These paintings are moments in time leading up to a final culmination where the figure and plant physically become one, this endpoint represents spiritual unity with the natural world and becoming one with God.
Black people exist under imposed structures of gender that were not part of our ways of thinking prior to colonization and enslavement. Even the scientific language we use to describe and understand our environment is impacted by these structures. In this work, the process of liberation through transformation includes expanding gender and sex beyond the antiquated association with biology.
The figures are intentionally placed in monoculture settings to reference the reality of labor that clouds our historical relationship to the land. Black and brown populations have been forced to work the fields and practice unsustainable western agricultural practices in the name of efficiency and consumerism. We have been traumatized and brutalized through our relationships with the natural world but the sacredness of these relationships shall be restored.
Originally acrylic on stretched canvas, ~ 2 ft x 1 ft
Maxx Aguilar is a product designer and multidisciplinary artist that works with a variety of media such as drawing, painting, printmaking, digital imaging, photography, music, metal working, and fashion design. They were born and raised in Chicago, land that has been part of the territories of Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Myaamia, Bodwéwadmi (Potawatomi), Kaskaskia, Peoria, and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) nations since prior to European colonization. Their ancestry is inclusive of their maternal Black American heritage and paternal Panamanian family. In their work, their experience as a Black latine transgender person is a starting point for exploring themes of transformation and healing. By denouncing ...
Gallery-quality metal prints feature a glossy finish over the top of each metal based print. Precision cut and beautifully produced. Hanging hardware is included making your metal print ready to display.
