‘Yo Elijo’ (Spanish for ‘I choose’) is Florencia “Fitz” Durán‘s newest piece, painted a few weeks ago in La Bañeza, Spain.
The mural depicts the image of a woman pulling her dress over her head. One of the forearms covers her face and we can read “Yo elijo” (I choose) on it. As she takes of the dress, her naked body is revealed, except for the pelvic area which is here covered with pink feathers, maybe symbolising or highlighting woman’s nature.
‘Yo Elijo’ is a mural that, in many ways, throws light on the abortion debate and the fact that women have the right to choose over their own bodies.
As a result of current laws, millions of women undergo clandestine abortions every year ending in public hospitals for abortion-related health complications. The fact is that criminalising abortion has not stopped women having abortions. Instead, it has forced women to undergo clandestine and unsafe procedures.
About the artist
Florencia Durán is a Uruguayan artist part of the popular duo Colectivo Licuado along with Camilo Nuñez. During the last couple of years, the duo has firmly established as pioneers in a rapidly growing street art scene with a series of collaborative murals that encompass the cultural and natural context of the neighbourhood they are in. The two artists, who already had successful careers of their own, Camilo painting as THEIC and Florencia as Fitz, joined forces in order to bring the best of their art to the streets.
They research and combine the culture and tradition of a particular environment with their own aesthetics. Their interest lays in portraits, ethnic groups, traditions and nature. They find inspiration in old masters like Klimt, Mucha, Magritte, the pre-Raphaelite, Botticelli as well as new ones making waves in the street art world today such as Aryz, Etam Cru, Interesni Kazki, Saner, Ever, Bosoletti and Jaz.
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Author: Fran
Founder and editor of Urbanite. Street Art lover who after the finishing her MA thesis on the Mexican and Norwegian muralist movement in the 1920-50s, developed a fascination for street art and graffiti that eventually led to collaborations with different art blogs, including the creation of this one.
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