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Guadulesa’s Description: The painting "Corridors of Alignment" refers to the various aspects of life that come together to form a necessary whole. It was created during my Matrix 5 project, which came about as I studied the 5 healing tones, used by my Tsalagi (Cherokee) ancestors for centuries in the medicine practice. I learned that each tone resonates with a particular organ system. Although color frequencies are measured differently, the Tsalagi recognize the connection between the attributes of tones and hues. 

I meditated with the tone G @380Hz and then allowed the vibrations of the  tone lead my progress with the painting. The tone G is associated with the color Blue, so there are patches of Blue throughout the painting. 

The smallest particle of life, and everything beyond, responds to Sound. Sound, as medicine chants and instrumentation, is an important element in Tsalagi healing. Through the understanding of our relationship to sound, we begin to enter the world between form and formlessness, being and becoming. 

Melancholy - When we look closely at these artworks that invite deeper attention, we sense emotions that resist resolution. They do not settle neatly into language or explanation. Instead, they linger, layered and contradictory, present without demanding attention.
This quiet, persistent tension, not loud or dramatic but deeply felt, is often where melancholy begins.
Not as sadness alone, but as a complex emotional state shaped by introspection, longing, memory, and restraint. It appears in art through subdued color, suspended moments, contemplative subjects, and atmospheres that feel both intimate and distant at once.
Here is the main link of the smart group exhibition: https://www.gallerium.art/melancholy-2026

The Paintings shown below were created during live, improvisational performances with jazz musicians at various venues.

The above paintings were created during live performances with musicians at various venues. While living in Boston in 1989, I embarked on a creative journey, called Keys of Infinity, with like-minded artists who helped to shape an interdisciplinary, improvisational group of musicians, visual artists, dancers and poets. Music had always played a central force in my creative environment, but the opportunity to collaborate with these artists and perform as a painter was very exciting. Since music was at the core of our production, it was assumed that Keys referred to musical keys. However, our Keys referred to love, as a central force for peace and collaboration. Over the years we performed in such venues as the Knitting Factory and No. Moore Blues Café in New York City; the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Middle East Café and Zeitgeist Gallery in Cambridge, MA; Mobius Space for Experimental Art, USES’ Harriet Tubman Galley and Children’s Art Centre, and the Black Indian Inn in Boston, MA. Performing allowed me to experience the synergy of artists working together in the moment. In 1996, I performed live during the reception for my three-week exhibit at Gallery at the Pentheny in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. During an open studio event at my Los Angeles studio in 2012, I collaborated with musician Henry Alexander, who plays saxophone and other reed instruments. We performed live throughout the day.

EXHIBITS: (c)2010 Guadulesa Rivera, Los Angeles, CA, “Second Genesis”, 16” x 12”, Acrylics on Canvas. Exhibited at the L.A. Makery in downtown Los Angeles. Arroyo Arts Collective’s exhibit Reflection/Resilience, April 3 - April 27, 2025 Price: $500.00

(c) 2019 Guadulesa Rivera, Los Angeles, CA, “Contemplation”, 24” x 24”, Acrylics on Canvas. Exhibited on Gallerium’s online global exhibit March 19 - May 19, 2025.

March 29. 2025 Guadulesa Rivera and John Zender at RockRose Gallery during the North Fig Art Walk.

(c)2025 Guadulesa Rivera, Los Angeles, CA. The three pieces measure 16” x 20”, Mixed Medium on Canvas; Left: ”I Used to Live Here” completed 10/28/2025, Price $1,500.00.

Top Right: ”Welcome Home” completed 10/30/2025, Price $1,200.00. Bottom Right: “The Next Generation”, completed 7/5/2025, Price $1,500.00

(c)2025 Guadulesa Rivera, Los Angeles, CA, ”The Secret Map of Cofitachiki”, 16” x 20”, Mixed Medium on Canvas. Price: $1,300.00 USD. Completed on March 18, 2025. Cofitachiki was a greatly respected 16th century female chief of the Tsalagi (Cherokee), Uchee and Creek people of the Smoky Mountains. During the explorer DeSoto’s search for gold, copper and other minerals in 1540, he sought assistance from Cofitachiki and her people. The behavior of DeSoto and his team was so offensive, Cofitachiki denied further assistance, and DeSoto then kidnapped her. She took them through winding paths in the mountain, until she could slip away and escape - leaving them to find their own way without help! Upon her escape, the chief took three of DeSoto’s Spanish slaves with her. DeSoto and his team had to move on.