Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski uses agency and storytelling to reimagine the world for black and brown people.
Her father was incarcerated on and off her whole life but they would frequently communicate through letters and drawings. “All of the stories I’ve loved were of fantasy and mythology. My mother saw that I loved drawing and strongly supported that. When my father was locked up on and off, he would get his friends who were locked up with him to draw cartoons. My favorite drawing was of Garfield with a ball and chain. I loved the Garfield comics.
Growing up with fantastical books, cartoon drawings sent by her incarcerated father, and an amalgamation of experiences from states across the country all thrown into the foundation for her visual soup, Moleski cooked up her own unique visual narrative.
Moleski is very much concerned with agency and storytelling as she references yet challenges early societal and religious text to inform her work even down to the mediums she works with. “They are inspired by alchemical, religious, spiritual, and ancient drawings that are made to be read as texts,” she says. “I see the drawings as being one ongoing continuation of repeating those symbols.
At a very pressing time personally and politically, Moleski and her work push us to question our reality, our fantasies, and our history by recreating foundational stories. As we are stepping into a new decade, Moleski reminds us that we are the creators of our own realities and fantasies - it just starts by imagining it first., Luce Gallery, February 5-9, Mexico CityEven there, there are stars, curated by Marissa Del ToroMoleski also has a few solo shows coming up later this year.
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