Empire Leilani Bustamante and one's relationship with both

and one's relationship with both the natural and artificial world

30 x 40 inches

These are our gods

While investigating these ideas

Empire Leilani Bustamante and one's relationship with bothDetails Artist Bio 20 x 48 inches 2012 Oil on Linen Framed These are portraits of the forgotten idols, the pieces of the past meant to preserve the highest order of our human ideals. As we move stubbornly forward in time and generations pass on, we see our crowned achievements of art and culture as dust. The rate of decay is governed only by the constitution of the material, be it flesh or marble. These paintings are about interpreting the fragility