ANTONIO MUNIZ : GRAY MATTERS

[Music] [Music] so [Music] so hi my name is antonio muniz this is my studio which is located in the warehouse district born in mexico and this is a series that i recently began working which i call gray matters [Music] being raised in an environment conditioned by institutions and family that encouraged to behave in a contrived manner left me with no room to come up with my own perspective on things everything was either good or bad right or wrong i often ponder with the idea if by limiting ourselves provides a sense of control and security always

toggling between the polarities of black and white by seeking comfort of the familiar i often turn a bland eye to the complicity on this prison of linearity by shunning the foreign the strange the alien this kept me away from discovering parts of myself and allowing the authentic self to be present structures and institutions that provided a sense of identity belonging safety and direction are all crumbling this presents an opportunity to go within and let go of what no longer serves [Music] so [Music] so [Music] with this new body of work i play with the exciting

area between black and white and welcome you to explore this new adventure of the gray area the color gray in many cultures is associated with the elderly and old age and it symbolizes the wisdom and dignity that comes with experience and age the neutrality of the color gray creates vulnerability aiding to step out of the comfort zone [Music] it is a non-judgmental space that provides with the opportunity to break free from duality and conditional responses awakening the self to the vibrancy of new perspectives by building ourselves differently the less levels we create the opportunity for

discrimination lessons [Music] the variety of shades of grey is a representation of the freedom available to explore a given emotion or situation and give it new meaning and acceptance other dualities follow way too black white outsider inside or center edge ultimately this new dynamic orientation invites the viewer to enter multi-dimensional reflection while remaining present in an experience and while awakening to the knowledge that gray matters [Music] so so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] so you