ArtistIrene Perezblends realism with the utterly surreal in large-scale paintings that delve into the psyche of the human mind.
Atop his face is anM.C.
Escher-like maze that shows a tiny male figurepresumably himselfas he sits within the structure, head in hand.
The small person is further obscured with abstract paint splotches caked on the canvas.
The addition adds another layer (both literally and figuratively) to the inner turmoil of the subject.
The hidden strife strikes at the heart of Perezs paintings.
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The works feature distorted portraits of people overcome by the thoughts in their heads.
My artworks deal with a psychological theme, Perez tells My Modern Met.
It is a way of making visible through painting what in reality is imperceptible before our eyes.
