Cabeza / Back of Head

The act of cropping the subject in Cabeza encourages inspection of fine details that may have been overlooked otherwise. The surreal elements of this painting, juxtaposed to the clean, realistic style employed by Huerta examines the nature of aloneness. Namely, when we face away from others, what can we learn about ourselves? Internal reflection is just one of many avenues you can take to unlock the mystery of your individuality and personhood.

Salomón Huerta was born in Tijuana, Mexico and moved to Los Angeles at the age of five. He earned a BFA from the Art Center College of Design in 1991 and an MFA from UCLA in 1998.

[Madelyne Gordon, "Cabeza / Back of the Head," in 'Alone and Together (Solo y Juntos),' Google Arts and Culture, Last modified September 6, 2017.]