Description
‘Otomí’ by Abby Aceves
Artist: Abby Aceves
Title: ‘Otomí’
Medium: Oil on canvas sheet
Dimensions: 14″ x 11″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2023
About the Artwork:
This is a portrait of the Mexican indigenous model Eduardo Dominguez.
“My skin is earth toned. I have physical traits like Aztec gods; that is my beauty” – Eduardo Dominguez
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Abby Aceves is a Mexican fashion designer living in Los Angeles. After working in the fashion scene for several years, she pursued a career in visual arts. She applies figurative elements, color, and composition as a language to communicate contemporary Mexican culture. With a mysterious narrative, each character has a full, complex personality. Her technique mostly centralizes in oils.