Blanca Luz: The Navojoa Artist Living In A Trance of Shadows
Editorial by: Alondra Nicole
Those who know artwork are attuned to the laws of creation, able to sense instinctively that silence echoes louder than the blare of a trombone. There is a certain heroism about an artist who makes cerebral contact with the public through the composition of an inner visual given form. The artist imparts new compounds of chemistry onto the stream of public consciousness, fastening themselves onto the traffic of humanity as an additional strand of DNA. Blanca Luz explores themes of total exchange between herself and her artwork; discussing in candid lightness the cherubic realm in which her introspective portraits live. She is the vanguard of blending her innermost fervors into a seemingly singular work of cathartic expression, inviting the naked eye to everlastingly experience the sounds of her melancholic sea.
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*[Blanca’s insights have been translated to English from Spanish, unassisted by any third-party platform. I have translated the charm of her spoken words from my native comprehension of the Spanish language - which, for many years has connected Blanca and I at the cellular level of sharing Latina heritage. Wherever possible, the English translation of Blanca’s commentary remains literal, following the chronological structure of her original sentence. Her expressions had versatile meanings, contexts, and depths that pertained to the formulation of a single piece of artwork. The name ‘Blanca Luz’ translates from Spanish to English as ‘White Light’.]*
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Loose strokes and shy touches of tear-scented mist; the heart remembers what it longs to forget upon encountering a painting constructed by Navojoa artist, Blanca Luz. In the billows of her cosmic-terrestrial brain, Blanca studies the fingerprint smudges of moments now foregone, converting the concert of her emotions into a hallucinatory mirage. Though Blanca was once plagued by the idea of her creations being ‘visible’ to the onlooker’s eye, she has undergone dimensional transformations to now passionately showcase the true nature of her emotional language. Now able to contort her daydreams into a fallen angel’s illusion, her exposed vulnerability has made her artistically flexible.
Hidden messages embedded within various sonic euphonies were the foundation of Blanca’s developing perception of creativity. Throughout the knitting of her life, Blanca has been a breathing extension of clever ideation – devising narratives of expression discovered in thematic fountains of music. “As a girl, I was also fascinated by the ingenuity of altering my clothing and writing stories,” shared the artist. She recalls that her beloved grandfather was an early source of artistic guidance that still holds a heartfelt influence on her creative eye. “His philosophies would fill me in a pool of curiosity,” expressed Blanca. “We would converse with each other for hours during my visits to see him. He was always someone who framed life to me in a different perspective, and his relationship with reality inspired me.”
During her exploratory years beginning as a full-fledged artist, Gerard Way and Tracy Emin served as pillars of romantic influence for Blanca’s unraveling. Upon gazing into Oswaldo Guayasamín’s work, Blanca notes that she is unceasingly enraptured by his ability to “reflect the pain and oppression of his people” - opening a gap between romance and horror.
“The creative process behind a piece is where I find sanctuary. Indirectly or not, chasing after the mystery of my own private emotions helps me form my own experimental atmosphere,” shared the Navojoa artist. Blanca leads a private lifestyle, though her artistic career is in full bloom - taking root in new soil across the globe as she shares her artwork online. The grandness of Blanca’s artistic vision stems from a pink plasma cell, reverberating at the fluid pace of her deeply-held experiences, or R.E.M. dreams. “My artwork at times highlights disruptive elements, shaping my visual imagination further as I explore my inner self,” said Blanca.
Blanca shared a note that her kindergarten teacher wrote about her, it is shared as both the original notation (in Spanish) and translated meaning (in English). The note reads:
“Blanca es una niña muy lista, trabajadora y muy buena. Cada niño tiene su estilo propio al colorear y dibujar, y Blanquita era la eterna enamorada del salón, siempre tenia a la mano algo con que escribir y papel, lo primero que hacia era Ilenarlo de corazones de todos tamaños. (No me dejará mentir su álbum de trabajos).”
English Translation: “Blanca is a very smart girl, hardworking and good-natured. Each child has their own style of coloring and drawing, and Blanquita was the eternal lover in the room, always having something to write with and a sheet of paper, the first thing she did with paper was fill the page with hearts of every kind of size. (Her album of drawings won’t let me lie about this)”.
Each piece is distilled in an omniscient band of air, pulsating as softly as it was during the reveal of its phantom elements. The October romantic is available to contact via Instagram for inquiries about her artwork. Viewing her original work in physical form is a rather transportive experience; every day I make contact with a few special pieces that Blanca has sent to me - her works evoke in me a sensation that I am being absorbed into the mouth of an inaudible sermon examining the immortality of love.