Scenes from Barriada Morales

ABOUT THE SERIES
The series developed around two themes. At first glance, it is a literal representation of the urban landscape of the barriada that came about from an urban study of the typology of structures as part of a master plan prepared for the City of Caguas, PR.
The second theme explores Sebastiano Serlio’s Renaissance treatise on the typology of classical theater stage sets for comedy, drama, and satire. The Italian architect’s writings and illustrations helped establish the distinction between different types of civic spaces as reflections of people’s lives.
For Serlio, the street was theater. And as these paintings show, color is also a protagonist. Color represents people’s character and individuality. Even when they are not present physically in the paintings, they’re felt. A barriada is a neighborhood or barrio in Spanish, built on the periphery of urban centers. Its development is unplanned and quite improvised. In Moya's architectural work, these represent ingrained patterns of human habitation. The paintings are available individually or as a series.


Title: Farsa en el templo Description: Acrylic on canvas, 36x18
Title: Trajedia azul Description: Acrylic on canvas, 36x18
Title: Trajedia rosa Description: Acrylic on canvas, 36x18


Title: Farsa en la calle Description: Acrylic on canvas, 36x18
Title: Sátira del plátano Description: Acrylic on canvas, 36x18
Title: Sátira del balcón Description: Acrylic on canvas, 36x18