In my works, I deal with three main issues, all of which are explored through the use of the human figure. The issues are relationships, the first being the relationship of an individual with their inner self and the struggles they encounter therein. The second issue is the relationship between an individual and society, the interactions between them and how this affects the individual specifically. The third is the relationship between two people, man and woman to be precise. All these issues or views are, of course, interrelated.

The human figure to me is the most effective means of expressing myself on these matters because I believe the viewer can easily relate to the works. It is very direct since all humans understand body language and everyone has had common experiences in life. 

Most of my work presents a moment in time, an instant captured in space. To me, expression is achieved by movement...twisting and/or slightly exaggerating specific parts of the figure. Through my work I hope to achieve some connection w/the viewer and make them feel some common emotion or mood expressed in the piece.

The exhibition De Miedos y Amores deals primarily with two very primary emotions: fear and love. These two emotions many times reside inseparably in the human experience. I have explored them from various viewpoints for this exhibit. Why I choose to ponder on such things is in part my pursuit to communicate and create a common experience with others, and to an extent purge or submerge myself within the subject till inebriated.

I choose to portray the human figure, because to me it is the most effective means of expressing myself. I want my work to be direct, immediate, raw. My work captures a moment in time and explores the subject’s psychological state. I exaggerate proportions, poses, and colors to achieve expression. I’m not interested in recreating the physical world in my art, instead I deliberately provoke the viewer to reconcile the physical world and the inner one, all live in.

Through my work, I hope to remind the viewer of her/his humanity; I hope remind the viewer that all of us are all bound by the same fears and loves.

If one has loved, then one has known fear. Yet one can fear and never love.

–M. Sayago