A Childhood Note
MDF, Paint, & Graphite - 36 x 43 inches - 2023
A question of desire that is impotent due to its lack of answer, not a yes, nor a no. The possibility of a blossoming relationship, an absence of a “yes”, perhaps an ignoring “no”. Better yet, a moment of possibilities and potential before receiving an answer.
Due to its size, when looking down at the work the viewer experiences a shrunken-down effect to further bring forward childhood. Revealing how desire has had a grasp on us at all points in life including childhood.
![Detail #1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b216bb009825488467ee35/b15d3212-00ec-4d06-8f2d-1304b0d74374/Note+I+Like+You+-2.jpg)
![Detail #2](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b216bb009825488467ee35/fa754789-18d0-4fc9-8fec-7423e08da4f5/Note+Yes-2.jpg)
![Detail 3#](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b216bb009825488467ee35/fc345715-6a3a-4398-8b45-607023c8d548/Notes+No+-2.jpg)
![I love you.Matthew Cortez-30.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b216bb009825488467ee35/2b6cd852-0433-47bc-9b61-0e982a31b0f9/I+love+you.Matthew+Cortez-30.jpg)