THINKING ABOUT MARFA, WHICH IS MY HOME, AND HOW I CAN START TO MAKE HONEST PAINTINGS THAT ADDRESS THE COMPLEX AND CONTRADICTORY NATURE OF HOME. ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 2021 48” x 68”

IN HIS RECENT WORK FELIX IS THINKING DIRECTLY ABOUT HIS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP TO WEST TEXAS. QUESTIONING, BUT NOT DENYING, HIS FASCINATION WITH THE AMERICAN WEST. USING SPECIFIC OBJECTS AS PLACEHOLDERS FOR MOMENTS IN TIME, HE IS INVESTIGATING THE VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES HELD WITHIN OBJECTS THAT HE FEELS CONNECTED TO, EXPLORING HIS RELATIONSHIP TO THEM WHILE NOT NEGATING THEIR OWN PERSONAL HISTORIES. HE IS PULLING DIRECTLY FROM MEMORABILIA, SPORTS, AND THE COWBOY, THINKING ABOUT HOW CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS IMPACT THE WAY HE IS EXPERIENCING THE WEST. HE IS DIRECTLY ENGAGING WITH HOW HE CAN SHINE LIGHT ON THE COMPLEX, CONTRADICTORY, AND BEAUTIFUL NATURE OF HIS HOME WHILE BEING HONEST TO HIS OWN HISTORY AND FEELINGS.