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Yasmin Hernandez Art
Boriken Luciernaga (Firefly Boriken), 2019
Colored pencil on black paper
6x9 inches (unmatted/ unframed)

 

Original colored pencil drawing on black paper. This image of Puerto Rico is inspired by my artwork exploring bioluminescence. In this case I use the colors of the common firefly, red, black and yellow, with a green glow.  Poetically, these are the same colors of African liberation, honoring our place in the African Diaspora. 

 

Black Backgrounds have been part of my creative practice since 2009 in honor of Vieques’ bioluminescent bay and that took on new meaning after living through Hurricanes Irma and Maria and their dark aftermath.

 

Artist Info:
Yasmin Hernandez is a Brooklyn-born and raised artist whose work is centered on liberation themes. She rematriated to her ancestral homeland of Borikén in 2014, where she is still based.

yasminhernandezart.com
rematriatingboriken.com
@yasminhernandezart


All images featured on this shop are original artwork by Yasmin Hernandez Art. Under no circumstances should any of the images or content of this shop, in whole or in part, be printed, copied or reproduced without direct permission from the artist. Thank you.

Boriken Luciérnaga

$60.00 Regular Price
$57.00Sale Price
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