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FEDERACIÓN VENEZOLANA DE BOBSLEIGH
This ongoing series fulfills a lifelong fantasy of piloting the make-believe Venezuelan bobsleigh team during the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics. The metaphor that the bobsleigh suggests is a dizzying, winding, high-velocity descent from the top to the bottom that mirrors the cycle of Venezuelan prosperity and hyper-inflation. The work is inspired by the 1993 film, Cool Runnings, which tells the story of the Jamaican national bobsleigh team reaching the 1988 Winter Olympics and reinforced my love for the sport at a young age. Long ago when I watched the movie, and even today, I am still moved by the uplifting underdog story and how an unthinkable turn of events has the potential to bring joy and put a spotlight on a Caribbean country. I wonder at times if Venezuela had a bobsleigh team that qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics how much celebration and pride would ripple throughout the country, and offer the Venezuelan diaspora something to cheer for.
Dame dos, woodcut, 60 x 39.5 inches, edition of 5, 2024
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Coco, lechosa y petróleo, woodcut, 60 x 39.5 inches, edition of 5, 2024
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La entrada, woodcut, 60 x 39.5 inches, edition of 5, 2024
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Exploring Devil's Canyon, lithograph, 15 x 11 inches, edition of 30, 2024
Looking for the Creature in the Map II, lithograph, 11 x 15 inches, edition of 30, 2024
The Pilot (after Arturo Michelena), woodcut, 15 x 11 inches, edition of 20, 2023
Lake Parime at Manoa (After de Bry) II, lithograph, 11 x 15 inches, edition of 35, 2024
Federación Venezolana de Bobsleigh Team Photo, woodcut, 11 x 15 inches, edition of 25, 2023
Looking for the Creature in the Map I, lithograph, 11 x 15 inches, edition of 10, 2024
Lake Parime at Manoa (After de Bry), aquatint, hard ground, and soft ground, 11 x 15 inches, edition of 20, 2024
2026 I, lithograph and screenprint, 11 x 15 inches, edition of 35, 2022
Venezuelan Bobsleigh Training Facility I, hard ground, soft ground, and aquatint, 11 x 15 inches, edition of 20, 2022
Pista Humboldt, woodcut, 11 x 15 inches, edition of 25, 2023
2026 III, photopolymer etching, 11 x 15 inches, edition of 22, 2022
Venezuelan Bobsleigh Training Facility II, photolithograph, 11 x 15 inches, edition of 25, 2022
2026 II, laser engraved and hand-carved multi-block woodcut, 11 x 15 inches, edition of 25, 2022
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