#Antibody:Group 1 Painting

#Antibody, an Emerging Series, is a collection of works on paper produced in spring & summer, 2020, by Teresa Vazquez. These pieces are dreams on the scale of antibodies that attempt to answer the question, “What is the experience of the antibodies as they confront the CoVid19 virus?” They all use liquid media with various resist and hand-coloring techniques. Some feature one antibody figure, while others depict fields of antibodies in dynamic encounters evoking physical battles, ecstatic dance and unity in diversity. Antibodies are depicted as Y-shaped bodies where the long-chains do not meet in the middle, and the short chains form secondary segments on the upper portion of the “Y”. Resembling outstretched arms reaching toward the sky, the shape implies a range of states of being - such as victory, joy, celebration, supplication, despair, prayer, exaltation, or a cry for help or rescue. The symbol for the Antibody is also reminiscent of Egyptian Hieroglyph Ka – meaning power, energy, spirit, life. Teresa Vazquez is an artist, writer, educator and Dream Midwife. Her dreamwork largely informs her artwork, which in turn fuels her dreaming practice. She has an MFA in Studio Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a BA in Creative Writing from Oberlin College. She is the former Community Programs Manager and Painting & Drawing Instructor at the Indianapolis Art Center. Teresa is a mother, grandmother, first-generation Cuban immigrant, loving-kindness meditator, leftie, and a nature loving, ancestor-revering, earth-honoring person.

Painting:Ink on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:16 W x 13 H x 1 D in

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