About
About
My name is Melanie Montes and I grew up in the El Paso/Juarez Borderplex. I got my BFA in painting from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2021, and I am now working towards my MFA at the University of Arizona.
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Artist Statement
Artist Statement
Using pastel colors and playful subject matter, I create images that appear cute and bubbly but portray darker narratives. I bring artifacts from my childhood, pop culture, and Mexican history to tell stories about innocence, misfortune, and cultural traditions. Through absurd humor, my oil paintings explore my version of a possible future based on experiences from the past.
These works are set in a post-apocalyptic world that was destroyed by nuclear wars, where society is reemerging slightly mutated. In colorful wastelands, deformed humans live amongst gigantic radioactive bugs and disfigured animals trying to continue the human race. Although they suggest the destruction of Earth as we know it, these paintings offer an optimistic take on the end of the world.
Contact me:
Contact me:
 mmonteselanie@gmail.com
 mmonteselanie@gmail.com
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