This piece is inspired by Jorge Blanco, a sculptor artist well- known for his abstract, minimalistic, geometric works of art. The Unconditional Surrender statue stood out to me as monumental & strangely frozen in time. Re-imagining it now through vibrant color and abstract, trompe-l’œil forms lets me reconnect with that memory in a playful, living way—turning a static monument into something that feels emotionally alive again.