Heidi Rodriguez

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I am a self-taught as an artist, I left the world of education to pursue a career in art due to my desire to heal . I suffer from Neuro mascular disease, advance stages of Parkinsons disease, and had my fair share of brain injuries which has affected my daily functioning. I found fascination in surrealism, animation, fauvism and Dadaism. Swirls of incandescence reflecting infirmities of the flesh....iridescence of psychoses of the soul....vexations of the human spirit in surreal worlds oozing with neurosis collide in my art. A carnival of surreal flatulence, dreamscapes, and magical emporiums that traverse reality are strongly imprinted in my canvas. Judged for its brilliance in color, strong lines, eccentric lack of depth, strange mirages of composition, and often flooded with whimsical little elements are plotted together in my paintings. I have always deviated from the doctrine that universals have a real objective existence specifically in presenting my subjects. Often, my art has been shunned for its unrealistic representations and execution.

 

My renderings of my subjects embody whimsical and playful presentation of colors. Strong portrayals of mixed cross cultural elements can also be observed. Avid or not, I so strongly emphasize the masks behind human existence, like imprints that lack the shadows, and depth of gradation challenged by man’s inability to love and hope. The interplay of colors represent irised ceilings men build their foundations on, that is a life of fantastical sheer joy and full providence sans suffering. The brighter my art, the sadder and more melancholic I am. An extreme opposition to what many critics think that bright hues, shades or tints manifest happiness equivocal to its thesauri synonyms.