Elizabeth Velasquez seeks for her work to facilitate human connection and interaction. The cyclical forces of destruction and reconstruction drive her creative process. Her urge to destroy is connected with a desire to dismantle, eradicate, and transform physical, psychological, and social injustices. Destruction is central to how she manipulates materials, constructs her work, and thinks about concepts. For nearly a decade, natural black pigments and black materials have been essential to her work. Black has many associations. She wants to uplift its sacredness. Black is the color of many naturally occurring things, such as, charcoal, graphite, charred wood, and the night sky. Black has an immense presence, ancient traces, and a primordial quality, which is what she is seeking to connect within her work.
With Poetic Theater Productions:
Art featured in gallery show The Art of Resilience in Poetic License 2019: Resilience