This painting is a personal tribute to Esty Quesada, known online as Soy una Pringada, whose raw honesty, emotional intensity, and dark humor have deeply resonated with me over the years. More than a portrait of her figure, this piece is an attempt to translate the emotional landscape she inhabits—one shaped by abandonment, grief, rage, and resilience—into a visual form.
Drawing from the personal experiences Esty has shared through her YouTube videos, interviews, and writings, the work reflects pivotal moments in her life: the death of her father, the absence of maternal care, and the emotional tensions of her relationship with her grandmother. These events, far from being isolated traumas, are presented as the fragmented foundation of an identity forged in the margins—where pain, vulnerability, and humor collide.
The composition also references her aesthetic sensibilities, the art and culture that have accompanied her through dark periods. I explore visual textures that evoke the spirit of the underground, the grotesque, and the cathartic—genres that Esty herself embraces in her creative universe. Her world is built on the coexistence of sarcasm and sincerity, aggression and affection, alienation and longing. It’s this tension that I tried to capture.
The tone of the painting echoes the tone of her content: unfiltered, confrontational, and emotionally raw. There is no idealization here—only the sincere intention to reflect the contradiction and complexity of a person who exposes their wounds and dares to laugh at them. In that courage, I find something deeply moving and politically subversive.
As an artist, I’ve followed Esty for years—not just as a viewer, but as someone who identifies with her struggle to exist authentically in a world that constantly punishes difference. This work is a gesture of solidarity, admiration, and deep emotional connection—an attempt to mirror her universe through my own visual language.
