Image Courtesy of Dannah Hidalgo
What: Artist Talk Featuring Dannah Hidalgo
When: Monday, March 11 from 12:30-1:45
Where: HSSB 1173
Instagram: @dannahmari_art
Artist Bio:
Dannah Mari Hidalgo (1994.) is a Filipina-American artist based out of California, and Oahu, Hawai‘i where she was born and raised. Hidalgo obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 2019. Hidalgo has also attended the Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute in Florence, Italy in 2015 and in 2016. Currently, Hidalgo is an MFA Candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
With the use of paint, I attempt to capture the nuanced experiences of the ever-evolving individual in relation to varying connections and relationships. Since relocating to Santa Barbara from Hawaii, my fixations expectantly revolved around my family and home, examining the inclination and consequences of hoarding, specifically within Asian American and immigrant households. The intrusion of the idealistic American Home coupled with my childhood lens resulted in resentment. Through time and distance, my understanding of my family’s hoarding has evolved to view it as an internalized survival mechanism of my immigrant parents.
The concept of “double image,” in my work presents two images simultaneously, creating a conversation in relation to one another. The simultaneous depiction of both images on one surface creates a visual experience that strongly encourages the viewer to evaluate both -recognizing an image in the context of another. The concept of double image reinforces dichotomous relationships: abstract and representational, seriousness and humor, depth and flatness, and resolve and tension.
