ANA KANE

My subconscious is the basis of my work. I have discovered it has hidden answers to many questions concerning fear, happiness and desire, which I am yet in the process of understanding.  The journey of unraveling my inner self is what has shaped my work throughout the years. The oil paintings, egg tempera grassa and watercolor drawings I create tend to be as colorful as I find life to be.  Sometimes, they are also an escape from reality; giving me the power to dream without any limits and to create the illusions I desire on cloth or paper.  I also make it a priority to include enough mystery as to allow the spectator to ponder and develop a variety of interpretations for his or herself.  

The constants in my work are very much related to neo-Mexican painting.  Exploring identity through figurative painting and symbolism is highly important to me.  Some have called my work surreal and naive.  Although that is true, I also believe it is honest. I speak as a woman from a particular Mexican social and cultural context, and every bit of that resonates in what I do. 

Aside from my admiration for symbolism and craft, Mexican design and printmaking is also interwoven in my practice.  Creating objects that integrate my personal aesthetics also takes up a big part of my time. I am a strong defender of beauty in art, and although that may come as a slippery slope because beauty is subjective, I am determined to explore my own version of it as I ponder on Mexican, female identity.

“Fear and insecurity get tangled and they block the window of life, allowing you to see only small %´s of reality distorting the rest of what your mind considers normal.”

ana kane

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