Eric de Morales - Dios es mi mamá

Title: Dios es mi mamá
Year: 2025
Technique: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 167 x 97 cm
Price 5,000€ (IVA excl.)

Dios es mi Mamá" is more than an artwork — it’s a return. A return to
childhood, to the quiet bond between mother and son that unfolded across
weekends spent together among clothing racks and shop windows. While
my older brothers went their own ways, I was my mother’s shadow — her
faithful companion. That’s where it all began: my love for fashion, not as
vanity, but as an emotional inheritance.

This piece is a tribute to the woman who shaped me — not just through
tenderness, but through silent strength. In a household of four men, heremotions often went unnoticed. Dios es mi Mamá is my way of honoring her presence, her softness, her sacrifices — the divine hidden in the everyday.

Every fabric in this piece tells a story. The denim, the fabric of labor, is marked with bleach stains — symbols of a life journey we cannot erase, only embrace. The rosy quilted lining, usually hidden inside garments, now takes center stage, representing the emotional core we so often keep concealed. The veil, delicate and translucent, speaks of the sacrifices within marriage like those my mother made to hold our family together. And the textured canvas, evoking the roughness of city walls, stands in contrast to a sensitive life — a reminder of the grit behind the grace.