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Artist: Valery Salazar
Year: 2023
Media/Materials: Bronze
Size: 6 × 12 × 10 inches
Valery Salazar Jimenez is an emerging multidisciplinary artist exploring emotional depth, identity, and resilience. She earned an Associate of Arts degree from Collin College, and her work was selected for exhibition in the D3 and Open Exhibitions at the Art Gallery at Collin College.
Her work reflects a strong interest in different artistic mediums and concepts, shaped by personal experiences, ambition, and continuous growth. Through experimentation and exploration, she develops pieces that represent identity, transformation, and self-discovery.
Submerged Mind explores the experience of standing at the intersection of ambition, identity, and possibility. The octopus represents the multiple directions my life pulls me toward: career growth, financial stability, family, travel, marriage, creativity, and constant exploration. I have pursued different careers and hobbies that I continue to expand, each shaping a different part of who I am.
The tentacles extend outward as expressions of curiosity and desire, sometimes creating tension through choice and uncertainty. Yet they remain connected to a single core, suggesting that rather than competing, these interests form a unified identity.
Cast in bronze, the work transforms this fluid state of exploration into permanence. What feels temporary or experimental becomes rooted, lasting, and intentional; ultimately guiding me toward my true self.
Artist: Valery Salazar
Year: 2023
Media/Materials: Bronze
Size: 6 × 12 × 10 inches
Valery Salazar Jimenez is an emerging multidisciplinary artist exploring emotional depth, identity, and resilience. She earned an Associate of Arts degree from Collin College, and her work was selected for exhibition in the D3 and Open Exhibitions at the Art Gallery at Collin College.
Her work reflects a strong interest in different artistic mediums and concepts, shaped by personal experiences, ambition, and continuous growth. Through experimentation and exploration, she develops pieces that represent identity, transformation, and self-discovery.
Submerged Mind explores the experience of standing at the intersection of ambition, identity, and possibility. The octopus represents the multiple directions my life pulls me toward: career growth, financial stability, family, travel, marriage, creativity, and constant exploration. I have pursued different careers and hobbies that I continue to expand, each shaping a different part of who I am.
The tentacles extend outward as expressions of curiosity and desire, sometimes creating tension through choice and uncertainty. Yet they remain connected to a single core, suggesting that rather than competing, these interests form a unified identity.
Cast in bronze, the work transforms this fluid state of exploration into permanence. What feels temporary or experimental becomes rooted, lasting, and intentional; ultimately guiding me toward my true self.