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Who is Michael Torres

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The Early Paintings

1991 - 2002

If the Early Works on Paper are my origin story, then the 62 Paintings in this collection represent character development, where expeditions into the unconscious began to unearth repressed yearnings, lingering emotional wounds and psychological incongruities... the things no one really wants to learn about themselves, but that also present opportunities for growth.

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surrealistic depiction of emotional effects caused by irrational desire

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Lost or Destroyed

a psychological depiction/projection of a bright empty room with a window that looks out into an apocalyptic cityscape

Inside, Looking Out

1991

a surreal depiction of the artist's conscious mind, represented as a room that is both separated and contained within the unconscious, aspects of which are reflected in mirrors propped against the walls of the artist's consciousness

The Hidden Room

1992

a surreal portrait of an unknown woman, standing next to a tree

Elusive Beauty

1993

a surreal and symbolic portrait of an emotional state, which is represented by a distorted human figure in the act of killing a duck

Killing a Duck

1993

a representational portrait of a woman looking into a mirror as she tries on a black dress with white embroidery

Portrait of Grace

1991

a surrealistic rendering of a seated human figure, surrounded by imaginary artifacts that were manifested through free association

Sara, Not Sara

1993

a surrealistic personification of the artist's desire, sitting on a shelf in a dark closet with other psychological artifacts

A Faceless Figure in the Dark

1993

an expressionistic depiction of the artist in a field, picking a flower that represents a romantic interest

My Flower, My Love...

1993

an expressionistic self portrait, metaphorically revealing what the artist saw as an indeterminable identity (in himself)

Self Portrait, 1992

1992

a surreal landscape that resembles a half-coherent dream, conjured through the use of automatism and unconscious associations

The Uneventful Dream

1993

a surreal depiction of an apparition that looks like an illuminated Christ figure, emerging from darkness

Jesus in My Bedroom

1993

an expressionistic depiction of a flower exploding in the artist's hands, signifying a shattered hope

My Nemesis

1993

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