Published February 2, 2021, 4:07 PM
When a ’90s kid looks at artist
Darel Javier’s paintings, they will be reminded of a certain Disney movie and the times they would cut out colorful letters from glossy magazines and paste them onto paper, forming different words. What seems to be pop art is a reflection of Javier, the feelings he was experiencing at the time he was making the pieces.
Darel Javier
These self-portraits are a chronicle of the emotions that this pandemic has stirred in him. “Most of my new art is a self-portrait during this pandemic, something that will remind us of what we’ve been through in this life,” says Javier. “I want my art to be comforting and calming. I want it to be playful, but a little bit disturbing.”