Color selection was a central aspect of the process. Far from arbitrary, the palette emerged from a process of refinement influenced by everyday experiences and the ways the city conveys its material history. The colors that endured, surfacing from the unconscious, became a testament to the relationship between memory, perception, and form.

This body of work reflects the ongoing relevance of the modern legacy, a legacy that, rather than erasing tradition, operated through tension with it. As Octavio Paz wrote in The Labyrinth of Solitude, “Mexico is condemned to be modern.” That statement served as a starting point for understanding how Mexican architectural modernity was shaped in constant dialogue with its historical past. In this sense, the paintings reveal how modern volumes, even in their pursuit of universality, remain latently fused with the historical layers that preceded them.

More than a formalist exaltation, the project stands as a critical observation of how Mexican modernity took shape architecturally and culturally, and how those processes can be reinterpreted through contemporary artistic practice.