“Ifsomething is to stay in the memory it must be burned in: only that which never ceases hurting stays in the memory.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

Bravo’s austere oil on canvas achieves a remarkably mystical atmosphere through luminous, sweeping brushstrokes that appear suspended within a profound, dark void. We are deeply moved by how this ethereal, sculptural imprint masterfully evokes the layered fragility of human memory, inviting a sensitive and open contemplation of time and existence.

Curator Kita Das
Director of Homiens

Artist statement:

I was born in Mexico City and currently live and work in Washington, D.C.

Driven by a constant unease and a desire to understand myself and my surroundings, I explore power dynamics from decolonial and anti-patriarchal perspectives, through grief and our relationship with nature.

My intention is to invite reflection on social and environmental justice by materializing memories, experiences, and emotions.

I use expressive abstraction as a means to promote an interpretation open to sensitivity, drawing on the symbolic resonance of form, color, texture, material, and scale, as well as the tensions generated by their juxtaposition.

Gerardo Bravo. © All rights reserved.