![]() ![]() And that's not very big in Mexican culture. I've been trying to think more about growing up from one to 10 years old, before I moved to Texas, always feeling distant from family. So those two cities were my biggest in terms of where I spent the most time in Mexico, besides Monterey. So I got to visit almost twice a year summers and Christmas, I would also visit Guadalajara, where my mom's side lives. But my grandpa and a lot of my dad's side of the family lives in Zamora. I was born in Zamora, but I moved to Monterrey when I was one, so I don't really remember my first year as a baby there. I'm curious about your upbringing-was it only in one place? What places are meaningful to you? Mariell Guzman standing by one of her murals in Texas. This woman lives in color and offers it with an ease to be admired. Her future endeavors with Meow Wolf are on the horizon, and the excitement is palpable when speaking to her on Zoom. She is a refreshingly intentional artist with a contagious passion and love for her work. Mariell’s evolving life is evidence we can all reintroduce ourselves to where we come from and our past selves, endlessly. ![]() Now, armed with a blooming self-awareness of that learned survival practice, she is finding the freedom to flourish within the complexities of her lived experiences and life. Having spent most of her formative years in Texas, she often had to adapt socially and culturally, temporarily sacrificing aspects of herself to gain footing in education and her career. It makes perfect sense that her creations move people, attracting brands and collaborators who are starving for a genuine connection to their audiences.īorn in Zamora, Mexico, and raised in Texas, Mariell’s creations mimic her own capability to blend in and stand out all at once. Engaging with her work evokes almost every emotion in its highest potency, reflecting what it means to live and feel. Her vast artistic vocabulary and abilities make her work a living chameleon, breathing and adapting organically on clothing, plantitas, installations, or murals across the U.S. Living color and unrelenting emotion drench the visual language of the multi-hyphenate artist, Mariell Guzman. ![]()
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