Elena Borstein — Painting

My new paintings are entitled"Resist" They grew out of a series which paid homage to Mexican architect, Luis Barragan. That series I called "Color of Architecture" In recent work I react to migrants being imprisoned on our southern border, separated from their children, and now vulnerable to the corona virus. I began to intersperse these symbols of oppression with the Barragan colors giving them a new and contradictory meaning. As artists we can no longer focus only on the beauty in our lives. We must provide a voice for humanity and decency as well"