Astro- Peyote.
Size: 10 x 10ft
Media: Wood, acrylic paint, glue and plexy glass.
Year: 2022.
Inspired by mandalas, this piece is made from multiple sections of tile green and purple texturized painted wood, covered by plexyglass in the same colors. Each piece hangs from the wall a few inches from each other, coming together to form an eight-point star. The center of the piece resembles a peyote plant with its blooming flower looked from above.
Arantxa is a Mexican artist living in NYC. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, including three solo shows in Mexico City. She has participated in The Affordable Art Fair in NYC, Crossroads Art Fair in Shoreditch London, Museo Internazionale Italia Arte (MIIT) in Turin, and Untitled Art Fair Miami.
AXR has participated in the United Nations annual exhibition in NYC and has made two public murals for Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx, funded by The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund in collaboration with NYC Health+Hospitals, NYFA, and was a recipient of the City Artist Corps grant. Arantxa attended ProjectArts residency program at Forest Hills, NY, public library.
At the moment Arantxa is painting murals in public schools around the 5 boroughs of NYC with an amazing NGO called Thrive Collective.
She holds an MFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts NYC (SVA), and an undergraduate diploma in Media Communications by Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico, including a yearlong exchange at Regents Business School of London.
More artwork by Arantxa
Blooming Blossoms
The formation of Abundance
Bird Mural
Ignite Forward
AstroI
Have an idea in mind?
Post a job and interested artists will be in touch to discuss your project.