Justin Favela
"Avi Kwa Ame" (2022)
Paper and board on glue
Courtesy the artist

Artist statement:
The tradition of landscape painting spans centuries and can be seen as the visual documentation of the natural beauty and abundance of the Americas. These very same paintings were also a device for the American empire to claim ownership and encourage the violent colonization of sacred indigenous lands. When I recreate a landscape painting, I think of those unwritten histories and the people that protect and honor our vast delicate lands.