MOISES SALAZAR Tlatenchi
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Moises Salazar Tlatenchi (B. 1996, Chicago, IL) is a non-binary artist based in Chicago, Illinois. Tlatenchi holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Tlatenchi’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at WOAW Gallery, Salon ACME 8, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, NADA, National Museum of Mexican Art, and the Chicago Cultural Center.
Tlatenchi has been focused on conceptual and installation-based work. Tlatenchi’s presentation Let’s get Physical facilitated by Filo Sofi Arts was included in HEARSAY:HERESY Spring Break Art Show to much critical acclaim. A Finalist of The QUEERART PRIZE, Salazar’s work has been featured in publications such as The Hispanic Executive, artnet, HYPERALLERGIC, and THE LATINX PROJECT. Tlatenchi has participated in the The Hyde Park Art Center Residency and is a recipient of LuminArts Foundation Arts Fellowship, 3Arts Make a Wave Grant and is a Fire Island Artist Residency recipient. Most recently Tlatenchi has been named one of the 2023 Breakout Artists : Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers.
WORKS
Guarida, 2024
Punch Needle, Yarn, Sequin, beads
54 x 27 in. | 137.16 x 68.58 cm
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The duality of having the rights of a citizen but the vulnerability of undocumented parents influences not only Salazar’s art, but the way they maneuver in the U.S. they are especially interested in using the iconography of these identities to create new visuals focused on queer and immigrant representation. Using glitter, a material often stigmatized, Salazar creates depictions of queer and immigrant bodies. With their own likeness as template, Salazar creates faceless figures serving as a stand-in for any queer Latinx youth. The figures they paint are proudly defiant and glamorous. Inspired by fashion and drag culture, they use a myriad of embellishments, fabrics, textures combined with traditional Mexican craft techniques. Through this process, the bodies Salazar paints become immortalized to combat the erasure of these communities and transform that pain into healing and restorative energy.
Culebra, 2024
Oil on canvas, glitter, yarn
25 x 22 in. | 63.5 x 55.88 cm
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Monstra, 2024
Oil on canvas, glitter, yarn
45 x 36 in. | 114.3 x 91.44 cm
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Anoche, 2024
Oil on canvas, glitter, yarn
21 x 17 in. | 53.34 x 43.18 cm
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Luna Llena, 2024
Yarn, Glass beads, Sequin
43 x 28 in
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