'tell me a secret'
new paintings from my recent show
There is a special kind of intimacy between new lovers, when you still sit in the medial space where everything is a possibility and the other person is still a perfect idea.
I often wonder if we ever truly interact with one another. I am interacting with my idea of you, you with your idea of me. As we spend more time those sketches get filled in, rewritten, reworked. Assumptions we make are proven true and proven false — we disappoint each other in one way and surprise each other in another.
Life settles in, so hard and so beautiful and so much more tactile than the throes of new love. Deep intimacy & true love, the kind that can only form over time and across experiences.
But there is a different kind of intimacy, I think no less important, when things are new. A special kind of thrill when you are first texting your crush and making them tell you a secret 🤫 the feeling of deep presence with a handsome stranger, each looking at the other and mutually deciding you both want know more.
It is beautiful chaos. The kind that can be addicting, the kind that is fun to lose yourself in… that specific kind of energy generated when you first get to know a person, before they become someone who can hurt you.
That is the thrust behind this painting, the smallest in the exhibition and the last one in FLIRT 🎀 to be named.
In my best relationships — romantic, platonic, otherwise… we’ve found a way to keep this energy present, to always find some newness, to tap into that thrill. The eroticism of surprise & intrigue. I want more of that for all of us, in all the ways. I call it in, and so it is.
This painting is available. Price includes tax and insured, US domestic shipping to purchase please reply to this e-mail or e-mail hi@alexmaceda.studio.
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My solo show FLIRT closes this weekend in San Francisco. If you’re local, please join us for two closing events, details below. I hope to see you there!
Friday 4/19 at 7p: Red Light Lit presents FLIRT, a local author showcase. Complimentary wine will be served, no RSVP needed.
Saturday 4/20 at 5p: FLIRT closing reception at the gallery. Complimentary wine will be served, no RSVP needed.
Alex- Thanks for sharing this. I particularly love the bold and bright colors of this piece. Unashamed. Hope you're well this week. Cheers, -Thalia