Friday, January 1, 2010

Fefe Talavera

Fefe Talavera 1979-

        Since I am home for the holidays I was going through a bunch of old Juxtapoz magazines to check if I could throw them out, and stumbled upon a few great artists I had overlooked the first time, including Brazilian street artist Fefe Talavera, whose work is both beautiful and badass.
        Her myspace explains that her monster paintings "are metaphors for strong and subconscious human emotions like anger, fear, dreams or desire", and that she connects them to the "dark side of her inner self". Her cultural roots also play a large part in her work, as she (who is half Mexican half Brazilian) was raised in São Paulo which is known for its graffiti scene, and has also affected some of the deeper meanings and intentions behind her work. Inspired by her heritage she also incorporates Aztec and Mayan mythologies into her work.
        I just thought her images were really strong and definitely worth putting up here, so take a look.

Talavera's blog ,
myspace ,
& flickr .




images: flickr.com/photos/fefe_talavera

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