{"id":2631,"date":"2025-07-22T21:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T21:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deaoli.com\/?p=2631"},"modified":"2025-07-25T17:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:33:17","slug":"family-memory-and-an-ancestral-craft-converge-in-daniela-garcia-hamiltons-tender-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/deaoli.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/family-memory-and-an-ancestral-craft-converge-in-daniela-garcia-hamiltons-tender-paintings\/","title":{"rendered":"Family, Memory, and an Ancestral Craft Converge in Daniela Garc\u00eda Hamilton\u2019s Tender Paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Family,<\/p>\n

Through a mixed-media approach combining oil paint with the soft definition of embroidery fiber, Daniela Garc\u00eda Hamilton<\/a> explores intergenerational bonds in tender, narrative canvases. A first-generation American from a Mexican family, the artist metaphorically links loved ones via thread, incorporating symbols of both Mexican and American geography and pop culture with imagery of relatives drawn from photographs.<\/p>\n

“Garc\u00eda Hamilton investigates legacies of tradition, the inevitability of assimilation, and the ways in which family histories replay themselves over time,” says a statement from Charlie James Gallery<\/a>, which is currently presenting the artist’s solo exhibition, Amanecer \/ Atardecer (Sunrise \/ Sunset)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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“Toyota” (2025), hand embroidery and oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Garc\u00eda Hamilton began incorporating embroidery into her work following the death of her grandfather, whose own experience with textiles and exuberance for storytelling deeply influenced the artist’s interest in the relationship between craft, lineage, and memory. Scenes range from memorable events like weddings to everyday moments in which people gather together at home or for a siesta in the back of a pickup truck.<\/p>\n

Derived from photos in her family archive, Garc\u00eda Hamilton’s figurative depictions are immanently relatable. Yet within the broader context of the U.S.’s socio-political climate, especially the current administration’s dubious approach to curbing immigration, there is an undeniable sense of precarity and protectiveness. We’re invited into nostalgic, tender, even vulnerable moments in which every individual’s personality radiates through what the gallery describes as an “inner glow,” emphasizing togetherness and resilience.<\/p>\n

Amanecer \/ Atardecer<\/em> continues through August 2 in Los Angeles. Find more on the artist’s Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“El Temerario (The Daredevil)” (2024), hand embroidery and oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Detail of “La sala (The Living Room)”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“High Noon” (2024), oil on canvas, 56 x 36 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Sue\u00f1a (Dream)” (2024), oil and Sharpie on canvas, 30 x 24 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“En el Jard\u00edn de mi abuelo (In My Grandfather\u2019s Garden)” (2025), oil on canvas, 30 x 36 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Self-portrait as child with my Pa” (2024), colored ink on hot-pressed paper, 48 x 48 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“La boda de mi T\u00eda Rosi (My Aunt Rosi\u2019s Wedding)” (2025), hand embroidery on canvas, 30 x 36 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Detail of “La sala (The Living Room)”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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