Artist: Moris
Title: Miridas I
Date: 2012
Size: 69” by 117”
Medium: Pixelated photograph covered in black acrylic paint
^My artistic rendition^
This particular artistic piece was created recently in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico is generally considered worse off than America, it's neighboring country. This is caused by the lower living conditions and the majority of the population being lower payed blue collar workers. In Mexico drug cartels are especially a problem. They can traffic drugs and terrorize the lives of others while running their organization. This specific piece in a way represents this.
Miridas I is special because it puts a new spin on a slightly older artistic style. The picture is a more common style pixelated photo. what makes this artwork different is how it is changed from its original for. The photograph is painted over in black except for where the eyes are in order to create a new treatment of a traditional art piece. The photograph was pixelated almost in a cartoon manor and then printed on a canvas sheet. The artist then used black acrylic paint to apply even layers across the entire art piece except for the peoples eyes. The actual picture contains what appears to be criminals likely from a cartel based on the historic background of the painting.
At first glance it appears that the meaning of the photograph is to display the anonymous features of the criminals but a deeper look would suggest more. I believe that this picture has chosen to emphasize the eyes because of something along the lines of the eyes being the ateway to the soul. When you keep this in mind you can see more of the criminal malice in the picture. This artwork really raises an awareness of sorts on the problems going on in Mexico every day that we don't experience in the United States. People in Mexico, where the creator is from, experience hardships and threats of danger from cartel members regularly and this picture when analyzed properly can really bring out this meaning.
I agree about your comment regarding the eyes in the piece. The artist intent was to show the emotion behind the criminals, but I don't agree with your saying it is purely malice. If you look at the other pairs of eyes some don't even look angry. I personally think the one in the top left corner looks stoic, or perhaps concerned. Another interpretation of the piece is that shows the criminals are humans as well despite what they might have done.
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I think both you and Christian's interpretations are interesting. I definitely don't think the purpose is to portray the people as purely evil. I think that even just the fact that they are being made into art says something about human nature and its complexity. I was also wondering about why even when painted over with black, the artist chose to make the figures of the criminals still visible and distinct. I think it's interesting how they are blacked out but can still be seen, even as the eyes are highlighted.
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