"Meando Fuera del Perol" 2024

62 x 64 in.
Acrylics, canvas paper, and a toilet paper mount on canvas

Part of my "Venezuelan Sayings" series.

"Mira que estas Meando Fuera del Perol, las cosas no son así" someone told me when I was 9, what did they mean I was pissing outside of the cup?! What cup?!

This is a very coloquial saying that is used in conversations when the person is way off or SUPER wrong. I kept hearing this saying every so often making me have this image of myself doing said thing. Literally. As funny as I find this saying, it's very grotesque hence the reason why I decided to depict myself exactly how I picture it in my head. The cup is sassy.

Now basing this painting on my current experiences, I'm the perfect example of pissing outside of the cup to be complacent with my parents. I let my hair grow out for years just to avoid the conversation of being trans with them and avoiding any questions possible by presenting myself more feminine. Yes I was wrong, i recognize that, but now my hair is short and I've never been happier.