Represas_Blue Gold

Artist: Virginia Inés Vergara Current City: New York, NY Item Details: 4" x 6" Archival C-Print with Hand-painted Emulsion, Framed, 2020, Unique 50% of the proceeds from this piece will be directed to Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB). SoMad has united a community of artists and activists, embracing the power of art to affect social change, working to honor Latinx lives and territories, and bringing attention to those fighting for the Earth's survival. FOGO! features artists originating from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Puerto Rico. This exhibition celebrates the artists’ heritage and culturally-informed stylistic expressions. Virginia Inés Vergara (Chilean, b.1980) explores archives, systems of knowledge, and representations of nature in her artwork Represas_Blue Gold. She uses solvents to erode the embedded pigments in prints from the Represas series. Her original technique allows her to erode the landscapes depicted (landscapes t