Marilú Ríos Guerrero

FEELING BLUE Technique: Aquarelle Painting Materials: Natural Pigments: Indigo with Calcium Carbonate and a touch of Palo Azul, on cardboard Dimensions of each one: Width:12.8cm High: 11cm (60 pieces) Total dimensions (with 2cm of separation between each one) : Wide: 146cm High: 76cm Year: 2021 Since 2012 I began to experiment with natural materials for artistic creation (seeking to explore more sustainable and environmentally friendly forms), using mostly inks and liquid watercolors. However, during the pandemic I decided to transform my natural extractions into powdered pigment to bind them with various natural materials and thus create various types of paints. This specific piece is a record of that moment. Each cardboard is an imprint of my muller full of indigo with calcium carbonate and a touch of palo azul, bonded with a handmade watercolor solution. I leaned towards bluish tones because I wanted to associate the color with the phrase "feeling blue", because at that time I was going through two important duels: the separation from my partner and the deterioration of my father's health that culminated in his passing. The process of creating each one of the parts of these piece was cathartic and meditative for me. By observing each of the parts separately, I was observing micro-landscapes that, when seeing them all together, made me reflect on the macrocosm and the microcosm that shapes, envelops, join and constitutes us.

Marilú Ríos Guerrero, is a transdisciplinary ecoartist interested in the preservation of organic ancestral ways of creation & also in using technological ways of documentation/divulgation & creation. Her aesthetic work is crossed by afection/ecology/biology/herbalist/chimestry/chamanism/therapy/antropology/communality/disense (politics) & technology. Her work has been exhibit in México, Australia, USA & Spain. She has more than 25 collective exhibitions & more than 7 solos. Her last collective exhibition was Mujeres in Da House, in Casa del Tiempo,UAM,Méx (´22). She won the benefit Chain For Betters,WU,England(´13), Grant CEP UNAM(´16-18), PIDAC 2016,CONARTE, NL (´16), Grant Domicilio Conocido,3ra Ed.CCUT-UVA (´13), etc,. She has a Master degree in Art & Environment at UNAM, Méx., achieving Honors Distinction & a Bachelor´s degree in Arts & Media at CEDIM, Méx; achieving Summa Cumm Laude & Honors. Her work is in private collections in Mexico, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and in the Casa de la Cultura de San Pedro, Nuevo León, Méx, Collection. She has created and taught more than 50 artistic workshops for all audiences. She is currently a professor of painting in the Bachelor of Communication, Cultural Management and Art at the University of Communication in Mexico. @Marilú Ríos Guerrero www.mariluriosguerrero.weebly.com