This was done outside of class as a part of my Honors program requirement and centered my research around Mexican artistic identity and the significance of Pre-Columbian archaeology in art history.  In collaboration with my Painting Professor, Jill Kastner, she encouraged me to thoroughly investigate Aztec Religion and the complex systems that influenced Art in the southern Mexican region. I struggled to decide what colors were the best representative of my relationship to the subject and the vibrancy of Mexican culture before European influence. 

I thought it possible to render the artifacts in realistic archaeological draftsmanship. Still, I decided to pursue psychedelic color schemes to draw inspiration from Aztec Shamanistic practices and rituals. The illustrations incorporate metaphorical allegories of Meso-American mythology to stimulate conversation surrounding the historical processes that impact Latin America and global art history.

"Art could be converted into an effective weapon against lying to the people, teaching the people to discover, through its contents, the lies power uses to exploit it.“ -Diego Rivera