El humor y el dolor: una simbiosis paliativa en Virus tropical de PowerPaola

Authors

  • Nancy Pinzón University of Florida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18192/rceh.v43i1.4524

Abstract

Virus tropical (2009), by Paola Gaviria (b. 1977), a graphic artist born in
Ecuador, raised in that country and Colombia, and known as PowerPaola,
portrays family dynamics and conflicts during her childhood and adolescence.
By using humor in this autobiographical work, the artist manages to mitigate
what she perceives as a painful experience. Employing theories of humor and
pain, this article explores the representation of the human body as a space
where joy and suffering can be reconciled. The artist uses the power of
illustration to reflect on contradictory human emotions and to offer life
lessons from a distinctive and humorous perspective

Published

2019-11-05