El Mal de Ojo by Justin Sterling
Justin Sterling
El Mal de Ojo, 2023
21 x 2 x 25in
Found window, stain, caulking, stone
Starting Price: $1,500
About the Work
This piece is a representation of an evil eye after a rock was thrown at the window. The broken shards of glass were then puzzled back together and painted, fired, and fixed back to the pane of glass. It is a metaphor of malice and healing from the perspective of a rock thrower. A talisman of luck.
About the Artist
Justin Sterling (b. 1992, Houston, Texas) is a New York City-based visual artist and trumpet player. His chosen medium is the built environment, through recycling and civil disobedience he appropriates the city to create a poetic storytelling relationship within the urban and domestic, which in turn can become a catalyst for social, political, and environmental discourse.