Jovanni Luna

borin in raised in washington state, i was surrounded by mountains, orchards, forests, i had a nature/country lifestyle. with my work i think about memories and experiences, and in connection with that also the idea of conscious and unconscious thoughts and actions. this can be seen in some of my work when it begins to resemble tree like structures, erosions and topographic like carvings. the idea of using house paint comes from both trying to push the boundaries of what paint can do as a material as well as the idea of painting. also house paint has a connection with the environment, people, experiences, and interactions that become connected to memories. layering the paint and then carving it out to reveal the layers underneath is a way i reference memories we all have and become accumulated, but only reveal some of these memories and experiences to the people we meet.