https://angelamareesaenz.com welcome to my world Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:30:20 +0000 https://angelamareesaenz.com en https://angelamareesaenz.com/thumbnails Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:45:56 +0000 welcome to my world https://angelamareesaenz.com/thumbnails Angela Maree Sáenz—Artist https://angelamareesaenz.com/About Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:32:02 +0000 welcome to my world https://angelamareesaenz.com/About <img width="397" height="1223" width_o="397" height_o="1223" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6920d2ec92414db3b717c31fe5efc9e9a0468fe6440688d54e14775db8fdd11b/Angela-Cutout.png" data-mid="174636998" border="0" data-scale="10" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/397/i/6920d2ec92414db3b717c31fe5efc9e9a0468fe6440688d54e14775db8fdd11b/Angela-Cutout.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Angela Maree Sáenz is a Salvadoran-American artist with roots born in Omaha, Nebraska. She previously spent the past decade in Portland, OR, where she received her BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art (2018). Most recently she has traveled throughout hispanic speaking countries in order to reconnect with her cultural identity. She intends to continue her rendezvous between Mexico, El Salvador, and Spain in the years to come. Sáenz's multidisciplinary practice spans drawing, painting, printmaking, and digital tools to connect themes of love, identity, language, and self-determination through process and material. She is inspired by storytelling modules, art history, psychology, nature, and personal histories with grief and transformation. The idea of the malleable self, whether painted through depictions of friends, still lifes, visual poetry, safe spaces, and internal landscapes, is a recurring theme in her work that allows her to reinterpret and question the world(s) she inhabits. In 2023, Sáenz was awarded the Art3C grant to produce her most recent project Give Me One Last Chorus (2023-2024). Additionally she is part of Maracuya Con Leche alongside Laura Camila Medina, where together they have participated in residence at the Independent Publishing Resource Center (2020) and Caldera Arts (2022). She has also participated in residence with Living School of Art (2020), and most recently at Pocoapoco in Oaxaca, MX (2024). Sáenz has exhibited work in Portland, OR at Wieden+Kennedy, Center for Contemporary Art and Culture, and Marie Watt Studio.&nbsp; CV︎ https://angelamareesaenz.com/Give-Me-One-Last-Chorus Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:34:56 +0000 welcome to my world https://angelamareesaenz.com/Give-Me-One-Last-Chorus Give Me One Last Chorus <img width="2655" height="3515" width_o="2655" height_o="3515" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8e86e1517d6ed4ef9ddda57e7844adcd30f4a9149707c942a9d6ac00c42bf1d/If-Grief-Was-An-Angel.jpg" data-mid="217210355" border="0" alt="If grief was an angel" data-caption="If grief was an angel" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8e86e1517d6ed4ef9ddda57e7844adcd30f4a9149707c942a9d6ac00c42bf1d/If-Grief-Was-An-Angel.jpg" /> <img width="2655" height="3530" width_o="2655" height_o="3530" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9822600d39c78230e865975f3a85baee885b9ebb20902862a47a68ce673465b6/I-Would-Become-It-s-Lover.jpg" data-mid="217210350" border="0" alt="I would become it's lover" data-caption="I would become it's lover" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9822600d39c78230e865975f3a85baee885b9ebb20902862a47a68ce673465b6/I-Would-Become-It-s-Lover.jpg" /> <img width="2660" height="3504" width_o="2660" height_o="3504" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/605ca41b8e3b91e055f55f05f96af4980f20cbf7048720f634297495e43eb1ad/I-Would-Take-It.jpg" data-mid="217210361" border="0" alt="I would take it" data-caption="I would take it" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/605ca41b8e3b91e055f55f05f96af4980f20cbf7048720f634297495e43eb1ad/I-Would-Take-It.jpg" /> <img width="2676" height="3548" width_o="2676" height_o="3548" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5b1ae15d1d5a6fc8cafe971272a58d43c2be7b20622670dc646daaa06675d75/And-Make-A-Tender-Love.jpg" data-mid="217210352" border="0" alt="and make a tender love" data-caption="and make a tender love" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5b1ae15d1d5a6fc8cafe971272a58d43c2be7b20622670dc646daaa06675d75/And-Make-A-Tender-Love.jpg" /> <img width="2676" height="3568" width_o="2676" height_o="3568" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a8e17d736ba4fa6742a4ede8c4e81786927f0dc6039479b6429b3ed9f476a46/Until-The-Love-Became-Violent.jpg" data-mid="217210347" border="0" alt="until the love became hard" data-caption="until the love became hard" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a8e17d736ba4fa6742a4ede8c4e81786927f0dc6039479b6429b3ed9f476a46/Until-The-Love-Became-Violent.jpg" /> <img width="2661" height="3489" width_o="2661" height_o="3489" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/960f9335064128a818253e0b4bbd62d85a7acc0e7b6ddc51bc5abd6c40dcb502/And-Then-Silent.jpg" data-mid="217210358" border="0" alt="and then silent." data-caption="and then silent." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/960f9335064128a818253e0b4bbd62d85a7acc0e7b6ddc51bc5abd6c40dcb502/And-Then-Silent.jpg" /> In Give Me One Last Chorus, Angela Maree Sáenz presents a series of etchings through the digital landscape of a rendered video installation. The setting created is immediately eerie and otherworldly; situated atop a staggering high plateau. Here, six bare trees stand in a circle, spindly tall and each displaying a mounted print on paper. The words, “you don’t have to…. you don’t have to…. take it,” sing, echoing and repeating in a piercing pitch mirroring the sharp, dagger-like shadows cast from the branches overhead. The series of prints are examined in a clockwise fashion, as though reading a book wherein you must walk to each page. In magenta ink, they depict a young feminine body, naked and winged. The sound of swords clashing intensifies as the imagery of the prints arcs through a narrative of lovership and pain. Through the sharp printmaking process of etching into metal, Sáenz gazes into the darkest and most potent feelings of loss. The creatures of the story are both maleficent and angelic, innocent and capable of bloodshed. The titles of each print are incisive. Sáenz agreed, sharing that the titles preceded the work itself in the form of a brief writing, seemingly scribbled in direct transmission. The video’s resulting chorus of word, imagery, and sound enact a ceremony of rectification through witness. It is also worth noting that the combination of mediums used is a departure for the artist who typically works in oil paint. In this way, Give Me One Last Chorus, signals a courageous and exposed entry into new worlds. The artist is armed with weapons of clarity and distinct selfhood. Written by Ahnika Wood Angela Maree Saenz Give Me One Last Chorus, 2023 Six dry point images Printed on Somerset 300 gram Editioned in collaboration with&nbsp; Alejandra Arias Sevilla &nbsp; Angela Maree SaenzGive Me One Last Chorus, 2024 Video Installation Produced in collaboration with&nbsp; Brady Cundall Funded by the Art3C grant through the&nbsp;Regional Arts and Culture Council <img width="437" height="115" width_o="437" height_o="115" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a59bea7086d67351ebdbe0e0b0c7c956c122e22a4cdea183f10255f2388a4ba/racc.png" data-mid="222603875" border="0" data-scale="14" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/437/i/1a59bea7086d67351ebdbe0e0b0c7c956c122e22a4cdea183f10255f2388a4ba/racc.png" /> https://angelamareesaenz.com/I-d-Prefer-Not-To Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:34:05 +0000 welcome to my world https://angelamareesaenz.com/I-d-Prefer-Not-To I’d Prefer Not ToGroup Exhibition Marie Watt Studio <img width="4932" height="3302" width_o="4932" height_o="3302" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/071e9a2afad9943f76f82c3b0f1e7ab943d76408703a7caf3508b0f32123c07e/_E0A3444.jpg" data-mid="187120839" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/071e9a2afad9943f76f82c3b0f1e7ab943d76408703a7caf3508b0f32123c07e/_E0A3444.jpg" /> <img width="6260" height="3930" width_o="6260" height_o="3930" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3afdb19833fb136c96c76ca784fe93675c6caff908c058fbab384eb05e243be/_E0A3457.JPG" data-mid="187120642" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3afdb19833fb136c96c76ca784fe93675c6caff908c058fbab384eb05e243be/_E0A3457.JPG" /> <img width="1500" height="2100" width_o="1500" height_o="2100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c88862c92c9b301296a91da91003abefccb727e4be278bc99d632a1a4987d047/Showcaase-Poster-Instagram-Version.JPG" data-mid="187121090" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c88862c92c9b301296a91da91003abefccb727e4be278bc99d632a1a4987d047/Showcaase-Poster-Instagram-Version.JPG" /> On View, July 14, 2023 Flyer created by Olivia Faith HarwoodPhotos courtesy of Kevin McConnell Marie Watt Studio presents I’d Prefer Not To, a pop-up gallery show featuring artworks from Angela Saenz, Amy Hunter, Dakotah Fitzugh, Isabella Saavedra, Olivia Harwood, and Victoria Xiao. I’d Prefer Not To is a collaborative project that extends far beyond a single night. At the heart, we are a group of artists that formed a friendship while working at Marie Watt Studio. As we worked on projects together as studio assistants, the conversations we generated while sitting around a table revealed shared hopes, dreams, and fears. In many ways, this exhibition is a reflection of us, our connection, and our realities that have been deeply informed by the current events happening in our world. In I’d Prefer Not To, artists investigate realms of disillusionment and the conflicting internal and external realities within our existing positionality. What results is an exploration of rage, comfort, and containment. Artists examine how personal and collective memories shape our identities, and confront the discomfort and resistance that arise when we reject the passive acceptance of circumstances beyond our control. Written by Victoria Xi Works on View <img width="2985" height="3808" width_o="2985" height_o="3808" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2fd1723e44b9c910ba22a00558ca2beeefa11f40241f6efe14986c29188fffc/Final-copy.jpg" data-mid="222604012" border="0" alt="Magical Sensitive, oil on canvas, 2023" data-caption="Magical Sensitive, oil on canvas, 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2fd1723e44b9c910ba22a00558ca2beeefa11f40241f6efe14986c29188fffc/Final-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1027" height="1369" width_o="1027" height_o="1369" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b665840baceff6436684d9b483aa925c106a9f3dbc5e237774065c6a94f2e17/Saenz_02_01_-Midsummer-Daydream-.jpg" data-mid="216297867" border="0" alt="Midsummer Daydream, oil on canvas, 2022" data-caption="Midsummer Daydream, oil on canvas, 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b665840baceff6436684d9b483aa925c106a9f3dbc5e237774065c6a94f2e17/Saenz_02_01_-Midsummer-Daydream-.jpg" /> <img width="5286" height="3701" width_o="5286" height_o="3701" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3819c0f8929d7b91e869ae9796e4676987e330e49c58dbe7ec688848ead5a8c1/_E0A3344.jpg" data-mid="222604090" border="0" alt="Last Hour, monotype on somerset 300gsm, 2023" data-caption="Last Hour, monotype on somerset 300gsm, 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3819c0f8929d7b91e869ae9796e4676987e330e49c58dbe7ec688848ead5a8c1/_E0A3344.jpg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a48821fb7f398b9e7f2487fb409bad1608872252c3ec1ac6cd725105dca9929a/sana-sana--copy.jpeg" data-mid="222603902" border="0" alt="Sana Sana, monotype on paper, 2023" data-caption="Sana Sana, monotype on paper, 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a48821fb7f398b9e7f2487fb409bad1608872252c3ec1ac6cd725105dca9929a/sana-sana--copy.jpeg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e55ead337f49eaea7ed1a890ee06799f680e94f85c9f1e66c44df882cbb90d8/as-a-flower.jpeg" data-mid="222603901" border="0" alt="As a Flower, monotype on paper, 2023" data-caption="As a Flower, monotype on paper, 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e55ead337f49eaea7ed1a890ee06799f680e94f85c9f1e66c44df882cbb90d8/as-a-flower.jpeg" /> https://angelamareesaenz.com/Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:45:56 +0000 welcome to my world https://angelamareesaenz.com/Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira Mirror Mirror, Mira Mira Laura Camila Medina and Angela Maree Saenz Curated by Luiza Lukova <img width="3158" height="2000" width_o="3158" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da63b71ccce57c0c057817ad6d9d568d721bd69111df934f63a927d564dd6482/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5284-Pano-web.jpg" data-mid="132997809" border="0" 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created by Angela Maree Saenz Photos courtesy of Mario GallucciIn Mirror Mirror, Mira Mira, Portland-based artists Laura Camila Medina and Angela Maree Saenz present a compelling suite of unrealeased paintings, drawings and monotype prints that inspire conversation around community, care and connection. Medina’s otherworldly watercolor illustrations depict anthropomorphic qualities - a face, a body, a hand - that help situate the image while also transporting viewers to a magical, indistinct space entirely of her crafting. In turn, Saenz’s honest and vibrant oil on canvas portraits instantly place viewers within a comfortable frame of intimacy, evading hyper-realism with their freeform, monochromatic backgrounds and stylized brush strokes. Seperately and in tandem, the artists present viewers world-building techniques that create meaningful naratives meant to reimagine and question the world they inhabit. Medina and Saenz harness a power of transformation with these pieces that reflects inwards, pulling from intimate thoughts and emotions, and outwards, hoping to channel a similar self within their audience. They imply the familiar manner in which faces, objects, and patterns can transport the gallery-goer to a dreamlike place and state. The works seem to ask, how do we all relate? What might be possible if we experienced no barriers or obstacles to our personal dreams? Written by Luiza Lukova Works on View <img width="2345" height="2000" width_o="2345" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9b39b0be7385ac9927393a819cb857ade1b5802e9b24e042317b241e8fc9dd8/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5296-web.jpg" data-mid="222604031" border="0" alt="Gonna go as slow as I can, diptych, oil on canvas, 2022 " data-caption="Gonna go as slow as I can, diptych, oil on canvas, 2022 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9b39b0be7385ac9927393a819cb857ade1b5802e9b24e042317b241e8fc9dd8/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5296-web.jpg" /> <img width="1183" height="1413" width_o="1183" height_o="1413" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df056fac704dc2fbc9d8f83b97593a886a7fa730da51956a70a0fbe14b6fdf73/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5300-web.jpg" data-mid="222604020" border="0" alt="Sunshine Baby, oil on canvas, 2021" data-caption="Sunshine Baby, oil on canvas, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/df056fac704dc2fbc9d8f83b97593a886a7fa730da51956a70a0fbe14b6fdf73/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5300-web.jpg" /> <img width="1158" height="1550" width_o="1158" height_o="1550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd8bd1ef30060ef8f30718bcf6d6940a84138aac3ac7accf7f7f6415c37d289d/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5298-web.jpg" data-mid="222604024" border="0" alt="Teresa / Mother Love, oil on canvas, 2021" data-caption="Teresa / Mother Love, oil on canvas, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd8bd1ef30060ef8f30718bcf6d6940a84138aac3ac7accf7f7f6415c37d289d/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5298-web.jpg" /> <img width="1134" height="1434" width_o="1134" height_o="1434" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ac672841f18aec16106b506d91bc256e6bd9577f534106abb9dd20a83574cdf/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5297-web.jpg" data-mid="222604036" border="0" alt="Thoughts of Lau, oil on canvas, 2021" data-caption="Thoughts of Lau, oil on canvas, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ac672841f18aec16106b506d91bc256e6bd9577f534106abb9dd20a83574cdf/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5297-web.jpg" /> <img width="1191" height="1328" width_o="1191" height_o="1328" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33a463117c63c24731d2ba07722088056290ebac7bf31c1dde82d8ec44268467/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5302-web.jpg" data-mid="222604022" border="0" alt="Diana, oil on canvas, 2021" data-caption="Diana, oil on canvas, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33a463117c63c24731d2ba07722088056290ebac7bf31c1dde82d8ec44268467/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5302-web.jpg" /> <img width="1142" height="1524" width_o="1142" height_o="1524" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2957a14b54fc9e26b430bdaff3bda7db5d0469bce5369a7c5c72940853bf9c8/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5295-web.jpg" data-mid="222604033" border="0" alt="First Memory, oil on canvas, 2021" data-caption="First Memory, oil on canvas, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2957a14b54fc9e26b430bdaff3bda7db5d0469bce5369a7c5c72940853bf9c8/Well-Well-Mirror-Mirror-Mira-Mira-DSC_5295-web.jpg" /> https://angelamareesaenz.com/Hard-Feelings Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:45:56 +0000 welcome to my world https://angelamareesaenz.com/Hard-Feelings Hard Feelings Solo Exhibition <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7feb0354ea76ae073b8108a76ef1356f34d1d29efc09b2f94a165463982da07/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1957-web.jpg" data-mid="133013135" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b7feb0354ea76ae073b8108a76ef1356f34d1d29efc09b2f94a165463982da07/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1957-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae31ec64332807d276e7feddb73063e79befec627cca36cde4fa6face451536d/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1987-web.jpg" data-mid="133013248" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ae31ec64332807d276e7feddb73063e79befec627cca36cde4fa6face451536d/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1987-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd08f4b9df3392e6703d29eab4caacdd83b7678db01a533c77260d8c59742862/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1988-web.jpg" data-mid="133013249" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cd08f4b9df3392e6703d29eab4caacdd83b7678db01a533c77260d8c59742862/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1988-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/788c7a30791cdebcda964f11a8a7149d5e8e26e565f8a6d5cffe1f8e6a9c0751/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1990-web.jpg" data-mid="133013250" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/788c7a30791cdebcda964f11a8a7149d5e8e26e565f8a6d5cffe1f8e6a9c0751/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1990-web.jpg" /> <img width="2998" height="2000" width_o="2998" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/781482475d7dbc659846634d06b345a56da6cc6dc34f6f8e3cec3f8ff6c1f469/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1962-web.jpg" data-mid="133013260" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/781482475d7dbc659846634d06b345a56da6cc6dc34f6f8e3cec3f8ff6c1f469/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1962-web.jpg" /> &nbsp; <img width="1263" height="1480" width_o="1263" height_o="1480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9656853bf1a8e64abdcb4ea03eb79b1e7f443de3c1665c624cccba2fcbad3226/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1948-web.jpg" data-mid="222604042" border="0" alt="Alejandra, oil on canvas, 2021" data-caption="Alejandra, oil on canvas, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9656853bf1a8e64abdcb4ea03eb79b1e7f443de3c1665c624cccba2fcbad3226/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1948-web.jpg" /> <img width="1125" height="1376" width_o="1125" height_o="1376" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d93ca734beca4f0af870920c13adbe269f3f11a0daed99e175ab925ac0189cf/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1950-web.jpg" data-mid="222604044" border="0" alt="Noah, oil on canvas, 2021" data-caption="Noah, oil on canvas, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d93ca734beca4f0af870920c13adbe269f3f11a0daed99e175ab925ac0189cf/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1950-web.jpg" /> <img width="1181" height="1475" width_o="1181" height_o="1475" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd89a4d6855781f4e632a7abdec167a8d0e97454f87b904235920d4eff8cf33b/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1949-web.jpg" data-mid="222604046" border="0" alt="Nino and Lau, oil on canvas, 2021" data-caption="Nino and Lau, oil on canvas, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd89a4d6855781f4e632a7abdec167a8d0e97454f87b904235920d4eff8cf33b/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1949-web.jpg" /> <img width="1041" height="1400" width_o="1041" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5267ba9b05877d22a4b79a48fc3545e91c6c3cb5270977b38d7eff5587e8e463/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1939-web.jpg" data-mid="222604060" border="0" alt="Relfections, oil on canvas, 2021" data-caption="Relfections, oil on canvas, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5267ba9b05877d22a4b79a48fc3545e91c6c3cb5270977b38d7eff5587e8e463/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1939-web.jpg" /> <img width="1102" height="1414" width_o="1102" height_o="1414" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c8c248c3854c9eefb4f0ce7d6270394b6116d6d9e11d5bd82bcf17f3b1a2e2c/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1943-web.jpg" data-mid="222604063" border="0" alt="Hard Feelings, oil on canvas, 2021" data-caption="Hard Feelings, oil on canvas, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c8c248c3854c9eefb4f0ce7d6270394b6116d6d9e11d5bd82bcf17f3b1a2e2c/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1943-web.jpg" /> <img width="1027" height="1376" width_o="1027" height_o="1376" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89af087c6a44ceb6dc233db984ae8574a9e1417b1e90fc7deaa368e5922d5f41/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1945-web.jpg" data-mid="222604066" border="0" alt="Mariposa Flower, oil on canvas, 2021" data-caption="Mariposa Flower, oil on canvas, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/89af087c6a44ceb6dc233db984ae8574a9e1417b1e90fc7deaa368e5922d5f41/Angela-Saenz-Hard-Feelings-DSC_1945-web.jpg" /> Opening Night, October 7, 2021 On View, October 7 - November 15, 2021 PGE Gallery at The Armory, Portland Center Stage Photos Courtesy of Mario Gallucci Funded in part by the Oregon Arts Commission <img width="300" height="333" width_o="300" height_o="333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3563e302209b91835c42647da990c3ed846d79a6aa001587a9a8bdc0044895b7/OAC-logo.png" data-mid="133970697" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/300/i/3563e302209b91835c42647da990c3ed846d79a6aa001587a9a8bdc0044895b7/OAC-logo.png" /> Hard Feelings was born out of the artist’s concern with the lack of physical and intimate human connection onset by pandemic procedures. The works in the exhibition speak to the potentiality of healing and transformation that could take place when present with a friend, gazing softly at flowers, and crafting atmospheric and dream-like experiences. Painted with a variety of colors, textures, and viscosities Sáenz expresses to viewers that we are complex nuanced beings, navigating different color fields and temporal states. https://angelamareesaenz.com/Dear-Diary-Personal-Musings Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:30:20 +0000 welcome to my world https://angelamareesaenz.com/Dear-Diary-Personal-Musings Dear Diary An Archive of Personal Musings <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef6e85b98f02491c9eea58bfad42025be990aa18b9efb92e4f483fe0cf52c62a/as-a-flower.jpeg" data-mid="222352955" border="0" data-scale="46" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ef6e85b98f02491c9eea58bfad42025be990aa18b9efb92e4f483fe0cf52c62a/as-a-flower.jpeg" /><img width="1224" height="1584" width_o="1224" height_o="1584" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f9d6db799d9f219ccaeaff2815da22bab2876880edd4c45314d4b37bd6ee371/Time-Poem.1.jpeg" data-mid="222352964" border="0" data-scale="48" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f9d6db799d9f219ccaeaff2815da22bab2876880edd4c45314d4b37bd6ee371/Time-Poem.1.jpeg" /> 14.11.2024 As a flower, monotype and graphite on somerset 300gsm, 2023 text written in cursive with non-dominant hand. written text reads as “I hoped he came back as a flower. I hope he came back as a flower. I know he came back as a flower. I know him as also the flowers that be. As a flower...” I have been thinking about a song, time, and my brother. I have been mostly feeling, mostly grasping,&nbsp; mostly trying to understand. Anyways, please read my text called TIME presented in the image above. It begins... “Thinking about the song titled Come back as a flower written by Syreeta Wright and performed by Stevie Wonder. The lyrics read, “I envied all the silence I saw growing. So unmoved by things outside themselves...” artwork and writing by Angela Maree Sáenz