Presentation Artist: Carolyn Castaño

The artist that stood out to me was Carolyn Castaño. I was intrigued by the inspirations of her artworks. In the presentation, it was described that Castaño wanted to give women credit for what they did in controversial narco wars. She was not exactly justifying it, but wanted to show that it was not all male dominated. She showed that women were crucial to this business. Through her art she was telling narratives about the political issues, but focussed not so much on the issue but on the story of money, love and wealth. Specifically the image of Pablo and Virginia, who were romantically involved. The image itself is extremely vibrant, and the two portraits connect to one another. They profited from one another, and I used one another to attain attention and wealth.