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Title translated to "Water and Fire."
This work of art is colored pencil on mixed media paper, 18x24.
I began this piece at the Fishkill Correctional Facility on March 19, 2022. A close friend had recently visited Culebra, a picturesque island just 20 miles east of Puerto Rico in the shimmering Caribbean Sea. She graciously shared a collection of photographs from her trip. As I sifted through them, one image captivated me: a majestic mountain that, in its silhouette, evoked the silhouette of a woman’s body peacefully reclined beneath a blazing sky.
This striking resemblance stirred deep emotions, merging my artistic inspiration from her snapshots with my profound love for my homeland. Driven by this vision, I poured my heart into creating this piece. However, as fate would have it, the work suffered damage due to unfortunate mishandling. After thoroughly retouching and altering its appearance, I marked it with a new date: 2024.
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2024
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Rodriguez, Hector, "Agua y Fuego" (2024). Digital Exhibits. 48.
https://digitalcommons.newhaven.edu/digital-exhibits/48