{"product_id":"water-hilo-time-10x10-signed-canvas-art-print","title":"Water, Hilo, Time - 10\"x10\" Signed Canvas Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eArchival high-quality signed art print on canvas. You will receive a print of my original painting, \"Water, Hilo, Time,\" in size 10\" by 10\" signed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtwork Statement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"625\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"160\"\u003eWater, Hilo, Time\u003c\/strong\u003e is a reflection on personal transformation through education, cultural memory, and the rediscovery of Indigenous roots. As an undocumented immigrant, I have often felt isolated from both American and Mexican communities. I have lived in the in-between, belonging to both and neither. Through learning and storytelling, I have begun to understand that my identity is not defined by exclusion but shaped by connection to the histories and myths that form my lineage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"1228\"\u003eIn this painting, I incorporate Mesoamerican glyphs to represent the cycle of self-discovery and cultural reclamation. The central figure is a representation of myself, both concealed and revealed through threads inspired by traditional Mexican yarn painting. These threads wrap around and pull away from a classical oil-painted form beneath, expressing the tension between visibility and erasure, between the inherited and the rediscovered. Cultural symbols such as the seven-pointed piñata and cardinal colors like yellow, black, blue, and red guide the eye and root the work in ancestral tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1230\" data-end=\"1598\"\u003eThese elements come together to create a space where past and present intertwine. The painting holds the feeling of becoming, of navigating unfamiliar spaces while reaching for something deeply known. \u003cem data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1450\"\u003eWater, Hilo, Time\u003c\/em\u003e honors the labor of reconnection and the beauty of finding identity not in borders but in the threads that carry memory, resilience, and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pablo Cruz Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42027531927625,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/7659\/2713\/files\/Water_Hilo_Time_2024_PabloAyala.jpg?v=1737957285","url":"https:\/\/pablocruzart.myshopify.com\/products\/water-hilo-time-10x10-signed-canvas-art-print","provider":"Pablo Cruz Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}