Recognized for her delectable, frilly, sometimes ominous acrylic work made with bakery instruments, Yvette Mayorga (beforehand) nods to recollections of her mom working as a baker and references Baroque and Rococo artwork whereas critically analyzing household, neighborhood, and notions of prosperity.
Mayorga’s items are “dominated by shades of pink to critically examine the American Dream and the Latinx experience, often borrowing compositions from personal and family photos and art history,” says Monique Meloche Gallery, which presents a solo present of the artist’s work opening this weekend.
“W3 R TIR3D” (2025), collage, rhinestones, plastic butterflies, acrylic marker, pastel, silver foil, gold foil, pen, acrylic nails, automobile sticker, butterflies, glitter, gold flakes, silver flakes, textile, belt, rhinestones, nail charms and acrylic piping on canvas, 48 x 36 inches
Pu$h Via, the artist’s first present with the gallery and the primary in her hometown of Chicago since 2018, takes a semi-autobiographical strategy by reflecting on her experiences over the past decade within the metropolis. Past her attribute confection-inspired works, she has created large-scale compositions incorporating discovered objects like lampshades, clothes, and jewellery, together with bits of ceramic, pastels, gold foil, acrylic nails, and extra.
Many of those works draw on Mayorga’s private recollections, like snapshots of the artist as a baby throughout a party or sitting in her household’s lounge. Converging with romantic Rococo aesthetics and magnificence, like portraits modeled after Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun or Jean-Honoré Fragonard, the artist addresses the Euro-centric narrative of artwork historical past and its overarching omission of different identities. Mayorga has even coined a time period to explain her strategy, “Latinxoco,” which merges Latinx id with Rococo aesthetics.
“Pink, a color that has a long history with Mayorga’s practice, is deployed as a conceptual strategy to destabilize Western ideals of skin tone, evoking questions of race, class, and gendered embodiment while also referencing cosmetic and domestic aesthetics—an ironic and radical reclamation of softness as strength,” the gallery says.
Pu$h Via runs from June 14 to July 26. See extra on the artist’s web site and Instagram.
“La Ursupadora Not 4 Me” (2025), collage, textile, glitter, lamp shade, pen, electrical outlet, hoop earrings, sneakers, denims, marker, pastel, drawer handles, lampshade, ceramic, belt, felt, pastel, clock, stickers, gold flakes, gold foil, mirror, acrylic nails, textile, nail charms, TV management, and acrylic piping on canvas, 60 x 120 inches“What’s Hidden Beneath (Remnant Series)” (2025), discovered objects, nail charms, and acrylic piping on canvas, 16 x 12 inches“Hot and Ready” (2025), collage, rhinestones, acrylic marker, silver foil, gold foil, pen, pastel, mirror, acrylic nails, stickers, rhinestones, gold flakes, nail charms, collage, glitter and acrylic piping on canvas, 48 x 36 inches“Self Portrait of the Artist After Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun” (2025), textile, collage, stickers, gold flakes, silver flakes, pen, lace, buttons, acrylic nails, nail charms, and acrylic piping on canvas, 72 x 60 inches“The Portal (Remnant Series)” (2025), discovered objects and acrylic piping on canvas, 16 x 12 inches“Rhinestone Vaquero After Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun” (2025), textile, rhinestones, buttons, belt buckle, gold flakes, silver flakes, glitter, and acrylic piping on canvas, 72 x 60 inches“Taffy Taffy (Remnant Series)” (2025), discovered objects and acrylic piping on canvas, 16 x 12 inches“PU$$H PU$$H THRU” (2025), collage, rhinestones, glitter, acrylic marker, silver foil, gold foil, pen, toy boat, mirror, marker, acrylic nails, stickers, textile, leather-based, nail charms, and acrylic piping on canvas, 48 x 36 inches“La Serpiente (Remnant Series)” (2024), discovered objects and acrylic piping on canvas, 16 x 12 inchesSet up view of ‘Pu$h Thru’ at Monique Meloche Gallery“Party Favor (Remnant Series)” (2025), discovered objects, nail charms, social gathering favor, and acrylic piping on canvas, 16 x 12 inches
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