...The principal feature of the retablos I have seen and collected is the picture, the diorama, if you will, of someone's earthly crisis, at which the divine is also present in the figure of a particular saint or Holy Virgin. This simple crudely drawn and painted image is wrought with drama, depicting a moment of powerful tension, pain, and transcendence. I took my cues from these images, and determined to use them as the motif for the moments in my life that defined me... (Octavio Solis)

...The principal feature of the retablos I have seen and collected is the picture, the diorama, if you will, of someone's earthly crisis, at which the divine is also present in the figure of a particular saint or Holy Virgin. This simple crudely drawn and painted image is wrought with drama, depicting a moment of powerful tension, pain, and transcendence. I took my cues from these images, and determined to use them as the motif for the moments in my life that defined me...

Octavio Solis

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