GOOD AESTHETIC GALLERY is pleased to announce the “Itzel V. Aguilar: Nunca fue tu culpa (It was never your fault)” exhibition, featuring Brian B. Decker, opening September 9th, 2023 at the Salisbury Art Space. After living in Mexico for a year in 2020, Aguilar had a spiritual awakening. Fragments of moments and experiences led her to dig deeper into her identity and explore how mental health affected her life.
The illustrative faces that appear in Aguilar’s paintings are oneself; implications of fear, anxiety and grief that dances in her mind as she tries to escape to find her true self. The floating organic shapes are a representation of her ancestors guiding her through the narrative that often plagues her mind. Aguilar uses bright colors to indicate the intensity of healing during the spiritual awakening.She is still on her journey; as we all are.
About Itzel V. Aguilar
Itzel V. Aguilar (she/elle/ella) is a visual artist based in Delaware. She attended the Delaware College of Art and Design in 2009 and was self-taught from thereafter. As a mixed media artist, she expresses her emotions based on generational trauma that affected her life.
Aguilar uses a strong and bold acrylic palette in conjunction with oil pastels, watercolor cut outs, and wool from Oaxaca to balance and add dimensions. This allows the viewer to engage with the pieces as the story unfolds in each piece.
About Brian B. Decker
Brian B. Decker was born in 1969 in Los Angeles, California. He studied cinema at Los Angeles City College and the San Francisco Art Institute, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1994 at SFAI. Decker lives and works in Los Angeles.
