Yay! An art post! It's been a while since I've gushed over a certain exhibit but this 2018, I highly encourage you go to CCP to check this out! It runs until May 20 and you wouldn't want to miss it.

"A Collection of Bruises, Curses, Baby teeth" by Marionne Contreras is an exhibit that is much more than being IG worthy for those who enter. Millenial pinks, neon lights, lush florals; they all get your attention immediately. You soon learn that it's much more than it being aesthetically pleasing to the eyes when you realize that the artist shows her attachment towards many things, from random objects to beloved people in her life.

If you happen to find your way to the exhibit, you will pass by this window which for me, is an exciting prologue to the artist's story. I love the contrasts of the pink tulle curtain and rosy fur rug to the crunchy dried leaves. Oh, and that isn't a cadaver inside the glass box! Looks like it in pictures but the leaves are much more obvious in person.

When you enter the exhibit, you are greeted with these plastic frames hanging from the ceiling. When I entered here though, I caught some teen girls taking their photos BETWEEN the yarn-strung rings. PLEASE DON'T! I kinda feel the fragility of the yarn to the seeming heavy glass frames (but they are uber light polyester resin, really).


Contreras had pieces that were reminiscent of Norberto Roldan's multimedia shelved artwork. I also recall Cian Dayrit having some artwork also like this and the youthfulness of Contreras is in line with Dayrit's. Roldan, although known more for this type of stuff, has a more cryptic and haunting vibe whereareas Contreras still injects an air of playfulness to an otherwise wistful girl who wants to be a woman.







Overall, this exhibit is definitely worth the visit! If you're into art that is experiential, "A Collection of Bruises, Curses, Bby Teeth" hits that mark. It's much more than a seemingly Millenial-Gen aesthetic because you will feel the artist's youthful yet complicated art.