abstract numbers of a revolution

This monochrome black series exposes Venezuela's soaring violence and increasing media blackout during the last decade. Titles of the individual paintings (2011) all refer to this condition: "157,808: Total number of homicides registered in Venezuela during the twelve and a half years of Hugo Chavez's democratic government" "4,550: Number of homicides registered in Venezuela in 1998, at the beginning of Hugo Chavez's first presidential term" "20,743: Number of unresolved homicide cases in the Caracas Metropolitan Area from 1998-2009" "19,113: Official number of homicides registered in Venezuela during 2009" "16,047: Number of homicides registered in Venezuela during 2009" "405: Number of kidnappings the first 100 days of 2010" "70: Number of killings per 100,000 inhabitants in 2009" "91: Percentage of unresolved homicides in 2009" "26,873: Number of kidnappings between July 2008 and July 2009" "RCTV Closure" "Gag law" "Gag law amendments" "Every 30 minutes" "A Moment of Silence" "The Internet too" "If Only"