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Cairo Mo '20
This is a theatrical self portrait. Fractured light plays off a calm, restrained figure, creating tension and a sense of impending violence. 24″ x 30″
2018
Oil paint on canvas
By Cairo Mo '20
Art reveals souls in day and night.
A dynamic clash, emotions entwined,
In this vibrant realm, our spirits aligned.
2024
Digital Media – Made with Procreate for Apple iPad
The mural shows Nangeli – an Ezhava Dalit woman, who had cut off her one breast in protest against the breast tax system in Travancore, Kerala.
2022
Mural
In “closeted”, a silhouette projected onto a bralette in a closet reimagines the queer closeted experience as a positive one.
Link to Website
2021
Projection Installation
This painting was an exercise to try and use simple, yet bold brushstrokes to capture the essence of the moment.
Submersion is a painting that experiments with figure in distortion, and blends the organic elements of nature with human form.
2015
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Kaley, my plush fish who represents friendship (each of my friends has one) next to a bottle of medication to celebrate starting recovery recently.
Oil on Canvas
(Work in progress) Monstera in grayscale w/ orchre yellow stems
This 5-page word-art series explores the way emotion and memory lives in the body through experimentation with colour.
2023
Mixed media (watercolor, charcoal pencils, pencil) on sketch paper
v.c.a – an ongoing project and exploration of visual communication through abstraction
2016
Graphic Design
This symbolizes unity, being made by members of the Black Community. South African word, Umbutu, translates to togetherness or “I am because we are”
Acrylic on Paper
This project was done on a ten-day summer trip to my family’s ranch.
2017
Environmental Photographs
Mimicking the beauty of bioluminescence.
Digital Photography
Past lovers who couldn’t be together grieve over “what was” and “what could have been”, learning each other’s rhythms tenderly for the first time.
I painted a woman who is battered but is pushing herself back up with resiliency. She sends a message of hope to those facing difficulties.
acrylic on wood
These works were primarily crafted from fashion, science, and interior design magazines ranging from the early 90s to present.
2019
Collage, ink pen
I loved this photograph my mom took on our trip to Kenya, and I wanted to recreate the beautiful designs on the fabric here.
Charcoal
Abstract portrait that transcends the restrictions of the body and provides the opportunity for anyone of any background to identify with the piece.
Acrylic Paint on Wood
A wristwatch lies across a keyboard with numbers juxtaposing letters, emphasizing how some things are not meant to be rushed and will happen in time.
Acrylic on Canvas
With a color palette and thematic melancholy inspired by Picasso’s Blue Period, this intimate vignette chronicles my experience with depression.
Oil on wood panel
San Francisco at dusk is illuminated by pinpoints of light on the distant hills.
Oil paint on panel