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JESSICA ALAZRAKI

Lives and works in New York, NY, USA
http://www.jessicaalazrakiart.com

Jessica Alazraki’s figurative portraits convey everyday stories

of colorful characters. These are confronting the viewer,
without interacting with each other, instead submerged
in their own personal psyche. The narratives are based in

ordinary and familiar scenes of Latino family life, highlighting
the influence of American culture and implying indirect
political statements. The strong presence of primitive and

naïve style connects the works to folklore elements and
Mexican crafts. Composition and color are prominent in the
paintings, as the artist opts for the placement of the elements

versus the realistic quality of the form. Her intention is to break
traditional viewing rules and come up with unpredictable
pictures. Laws of perspectives and anatomy are altered

thus creating distortions and exaggerations and ultimately
prioritizing emotion over objective reality.
Humor, nostalgia, patterns and decorative elements play
an important role in the compositions. The light source is
not clear, nor consistent, and color enters the paintings

ARTIST in radical, aggressive ways delivering emotion. Within the
representational figures, abstracted forms appear. This subtle
abstraction brings forth the social condition of the Latino,

both defined and abstracted in the US.
362  BALLOONS, 2018 OIL ON CANVAS 60X48 IN. | 152X122 CM. (US $3500.00)  DANCE, 2016 OIL ON CANVAS 48X70 IN. | 122X178 CM. (US $3500.00)