Marianela De La Hoz

Marianela de la Hoz was born in Mexico City (1956)"I could describe my artwork as miniature reality portraits converted in fantastic theatrical scenes, a set of mirrors in which I look at myself and you look at yourself, perhaps by finding some relationship with grandmother and mother; an intimate and terrifying nearness".Inspired by the literary movement called hemofiction, Marianela seeks to offer insights into the hidden character of her subjects through visual codes and exaggerated features. Her version of magic realism has been termed white violence because of her use of black humor and fantasy to depict the darker side of humanity. The minuscule scale of the paintings demands close scrutiny, further emphasizing their sometimes subtle distortions and glimpses into a world of childish dreams. Like a spider draws a fly into its web, Marianela de la Hoz seeks to entrap the viewer rationally as well as viscerally.