Larissa De Jesús Negrón is a multidisciplinary artist who yearns for introspection and finds self evaluation through her intimate and often otherworldly spaces and portraits.
In her latest body of work for Platform, Jesús Negrón continues her exploration of human emotion, specifically through the lens of contemporary womanhood.
These works depict solitary female figures that are largely autobiographical in their representation of deeply personal narratives. Initially, Larissa’s work focused on the depiction of space and place but since the pandemic, her work has turned to the body and facial expressions, and their co-existence within a space, to tell the story of a moment in time.
The artist’s stylistically varied and neo-surreal imagery is linked to her curiosity about the subconscious and neuroticism.
Jesús Negrón has a profound interest in healing and addressing her childhood and adult trauma through her work. For all of us, the expression of emotion is essential to overcoming trauma. These mundane moments of despair, fear and excitement are brought to the eyes of the viewer as a cathartic way to connect.
Through an exploration of the authentic outer expression of our innermost thoughts, this body of work conveys deeply psychological and intimate moments that depict a personal history, whilst also communicating a larger, shared experience of human emotion.
Overview
The notion of the interior permeates, despite often not being literally depicted, through the conveyance of psycho-analytic introspection. As a Latina woman, Jesús Negrón has spoken of her experience of misogyny and so the works naturally speak to a reflection of the shared female experience.
Larissa De Jesús Negrón
Pensando en Ellas
2021
Larissa De Jesús Negrón
Bañada en oro
2021
Larissa De Jesús Negrón
I’ve Been Low Before
2021
Larissa De Jesús Negrón
Look Within
2021
Larissa De Jesús Negrón
Calladita
2021
Jesús Negrón’s artistic practice is a result of deep internal self-reflection and meditation, using the image-making process to work through emotional trauma.
The resulting image is a portrayal of the artist’s emotional state, with her spontaneous and rapid painting process allowing her to be in touch with unconscious thoughts and stay present. Some works portray hints of traditionally feminine spaces of the home such as the bedroom and the bathroom. Shower scenes are a recurring motif, with water droplets alluding to the fluidity of thought and introspection.
About the Artist
Larissa De Jesús Negrón (b. 1994) was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and has lived in several municipalities such as Guaynabo, Trujillo Alto and Caguas.
She graduated from The School of Plastic Arts in Old San Juan where she began majoring in Drawing and Painting. After two years, she transferred to Hunter College in NYC where she got her BFA degree with high honours in 2017. The artist has exhibited across the USA and Internationally with notable exhibitions including TWENTYFOUR at Bricks Gallery, Copenhagen (2021), DM Me at Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York (2021) and Summer Summer Group Show at Ross + Kramer, New York (2021). Jesús Negrón was recently featured in It’s Nice That.
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