Varada En Esta Esquina
Paula Valentín Rodríguez
See it On Campus: Level 1
Varada En Esta Esquina, 2025
Velvet fabric, Cotton yarn and oil on canvas 60×60”
My work explores the layered experience of cultural identity, grief, and dislocation as an immigrant. In this painting, I construct a domestic scene filled with familiar objects that evoke memory and longing. These elements become vessels of emotion and metaphor, carrying the weight of absence and adaptation. The vibrant palette and patterned surfaces are inspired by the textures of home and heritage, along with signs of emptiness and change. Through this work, I seek to create a space where displacement meets comfort, and where personal and collective histories intersect in quiet, resilient ways.
“This series became a deeper exploration of my inner world as an immigrant, where identity, grief, and resilience converge.”
– Paula Valentin Rodriguez
Other Work
Espejo de Obsidiana, 2025. Digital Collage.
Madrecita, 2024. Oil on canvas 35×60”.
Mestiza, 2023. Digital Collage.
The Layers of Mexico, 2023. Oil on canvas 36×42”.
Reposado, 2023. Graphite on paper 33×40”.
Selling Art, 2023. Oil on canvas 60×60”.
Empty, 2023. Velvet fabric, yarn and oil on canvas 40×70”.
