'Niño Peligroso'
Rachel Tapia
oil + metallic leaf acrylic on canvas
42 x 42" (framed)
 
El Niño Peligroso
 
A self portrait, a study of infinite self. 
 
The genderless child is surrounded by sacred fire, but the child knows he is made of the same fire energy and it cannot harm them.The child has a sash of red which is the liturgical color of Pentecost, closely associated with sacred fire. The child offers up a sacrifice of the bulls head, a token of hard work, and holds a stem of white orchids, bearing humility and purity. 
The child holds fractals, infinite images of self. The smallest expression of self reflects the largest expression of self, creating an Alpha and an Omega as one infinite expression.