ALMA CARRILLO

My work tends to lean more towards the figurative, with the depiction of the movements and emotions of those figures being something I am interested in depicting because of how I find both factors to be very expressive, whether it be by using one or the both of them together. One of the ideas that guides my practice is for all my work to have a sense of flow to it. I am fascinated by the imagery of flowing dresses, clothes, just about anything capable of pulling off that flowing action. To me, that type of visual can make the work itself have a form of elegance and even provide a sense of movement to the piece if done well. That same fluid movement is something I also try to go for whenever I am sketching out poses so that the pieces themselves do not have any stiffness to it. One other main philosophy that guides my practice involves expressions and body language. Just like with flowing imagery, facial expressions and body language are concepts that I am drawn to. Both concepts, to me, can be powerful forms of expressing what a character or figure is feeling without having to verbally say it; it can be especially more powerful in mediums that do not really have literal movements to them. Whenever

I am drawing a subject that can depict some form of expression and/or body language, I try my best to have those two aspects reflect the emotion I want the character to depict to really amplify the present emotion.

Untitled, charcoal on toned paper, 24 5/16 x 18 1/16”, 2022

Untitled, graphite and white acrylic paint on 3D print, 7 3/16 x 10 ½ x 9 ¼”, 2021