emily gamez

Emily Gamez

We See the Same Sunset

2019

Acrylic on canvas

20 x 26 inches

“For my latest work, We See the Same Sunset, 2019 I capture a view from my workplace, McDonald’s. The title speaks to the idea that everyone on each side of the counter or drive thru window is equal, viewing the same sunset. The piece focuses on the concept of home being a place where my time is spent the most, allowing for me to redefine what family means in the same philosophy. Through the exact amount of time I have taken to get where I am academically, I have learned the complexities of serving, training, coaching, and leading people that I would not have learned anywhere else. In my work I strive to document and study the aspects of life that are temporary, making them permanent, if only just for me.”

Emily Gamez

Full Palms II

Acrylic on canvas

20 x 24 inches

“My existential and visual representations of my view of Bakersfield are the product of growing up in a low income, Hispanic household, one of six children. My family did not have a lot, and we still work hard to afford this view of our neighbors’ houses and thriving yards. Although I am in a similar house, surrounded by neighbors with palm trees and flowers, my yard appears empty. In Full Palms II, 2019 the viewer is given more context as to why I would rather look past my yard. It is revealed that in the first painting, I “cropped” the image, and in its counterpart I chose to include the green, collapsed above-ground pool that consumes the frame.”

Emily Gamez

Full Palms

2018

Acrylic on canvas

20 x 24 inches

“In Full Palms, 2018 the viewer sees my view from my back window: two palm trees and a two-story house in a suburban neighborhood. The bottom of the frame reveals a wooden fence separating the viewer from the full palm trees as the sunset shines through. Seeing the painting, the viewer does not see the scenery as I see it. My existential and visual representations of my view of Bakersfield are the product of growing up in a low income, Hispanic household, one of six children. My family did not have a lot, and we still work hard to afford this view of our neighbors’ houses and thriving yards. Although I am in a similar house, surrounded by neighbors with palm trees and flowers, my yard appears empty.”

Emily Gamez

All Ways

2018

Acrylic on canvas

Emily Gamez

Old Views

2016

Oil on canvas

Songs Among the Tragic, 2018

Acrylic on canvas