Description
48 x 48 inches
Oil and mixed media on canvas | Antique furniture tacks | Unframed | Finished edges | Ready to hang
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Al Sur (To the South) is a richly layered mixed-media painting that maps not just a continent, but a legacy of struggle, resistance, and exploitation. With an aged, weathered surface and a patchwork of bold color, the canvas bears the outline of Latin America — torn, stitched, and bordered by antique furniture tacks that evoke centuries of wounds and endurance.
The painting is filled with symbolic and collage elements: torn newspaper clippings, faded signs, and religious imagery that reflect the ever-present forces of violence, faith, and corruption across many South American countries. At the top, a green arrow marked “AL SUR” and a cryptic news clipping point toward the north — a direct reference to the historical and ongoing manipulation of Latin America from first-world countries.
The surface, deliberately aged and textured, conjures the feeling of a relic — something unearthed, preserved, and still bleeding truth. Despite its chaos and fragmentation, Al Sur resists silence. It speaks of memory, displacement, and the invisible forces that shape entire nations.
Mood: Political, historical, weathered, symbolic
Main Colors: Earth brown, rust, deep crimson, emerald, gold, charcoal
Inspiration: A raw and poetic portrait of Latin America — its beauty and its pain — and a fearless commentary on foreign intervention, religious control, and systemic corruption. Al Sur is not just a painting; it’s a layered cartography of power, suffering, and survival.
