Pedro Benítez

Identity Pedro BenĂ­tez

As an artist, identity has always been very important to me. When I began working on this portfolio I knew that I wanted it to be the front and center of my investigation. However, exploring my own identity seemed egotistical to me to a certain extent, so I decided to explore the more broad aspects of identity. Like how its created, how its perceived, what deďŹ nes it and how do we understand and interact with our own identities. My works are a reexion of what I came to understand while exploring the human identity.

Mythos Clay sculptures bathed in black colored beeswax on a wooden board.

216 Paraffin ďŹ gure in a black colored beeswax dome

Sin Clay sculpture partially bathed in regular beeswax mixed with ground charcoal and partially bathed in black colored beeswax.

Fracture Plaster molds assembled with metal screws and coated in spray paint.

Drowning Paraffin mold detailed with heat.