Inti Raymi

Abstract

Inti Raymi refers to the ancient Incan festival that celebrated and honored the sun. In a similar fashion these works spanning across the room, are a homage towards aspects of Ecuadorian culture. The colors found in these paintings are based on typical Ecuadorian clothing, folklore, and traditional practices of shamanism. Using intuition as a primary guide, Inti Raymi becomes a dialogue between subconscious mark making and a newly found interest in Ecuadorian heritage and plant medicine. At its core this series is an exploration of personal identity, and building a new language of painting while researching ways of healing from traditional medicinal practices found in Ecuador/Peru.