Impermanence

Impermanence Albert Perez (AKA Tank) Acrylic on parachute cloth, stretched Size: 42”W x 42"H  Framing available upon request “Impermanence is a visual telling of how fleeting time can be and before you know it, we are heading to our grave. It also expresses how we see someone before our incarceration and how different they look after so many years of not seeing them. I used two of my daughters, as an example, who were 5 and 7 upon my arrest and who changed so much over the years when I got photos of them.” Albert Perez, who signs his work as “Tank,” was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He was introduced to art at a young age and as he grew older, he developed a passion for comic books, initially copying his favorite heroes before teaching himself to draw freehand and invent original characters. For the past 17 years, Perez has been incarcerated while fighting a wrongful conviction, including 10 years in solitary confinement. Throughout this time, art has been a vital source of resilience and escape, allowing him to mentally transcend his circumstances through vivid scenes of dragons, aliens, and heroic fantasy.