Blown, 2010
pencil, charcoal and white ink on paper, mounted on wood panel, 12 x 9 inches

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This drawing, Blown refers to the idea of gossip, as it is sometimes referred to in Spanish with the term soplon as someone who whispers or blows advice or gossip to someone's ears.

The main character which is a blown up balloon in the shape of a boy that resembles Pinocchio, stares at the viewer with a concerned look on its face. The character to its side is a young, tattooed man reminiscent of those carni-folk characters that work in small fairs or amusement parks. Their is a double narrative to the piece, the first one being that of a simple scene where a young man is inflating a boy shaped balloon perhaps in preparation for a parade, the other, that of a shady character whispering or blowing notions to the large innocent shape of a boy. The background for this drawing is that of a snow covered street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY.