Artes Visuales-Pregrado

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    Carnavalización del Poder en propuesta visual contemporánea para una reflexión crítica sobre problemas sociales de actualidad
    (Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Artes, 2026-03-06) Vásconez Astudillo, Matías Saed; Moya Méndez, Misael
    Contemporary society shows a growing rejection of figures of power and spiritual authority who, based on their position, exercise control and abuse over the population. In this context, a visual work is proposed that questions religious and political hierarchies through a symbolic parody of the biblical story of the Tower of Babel and Victor Hugo's short story, The Rat Tower. The proposal, framed within a context of human-rat commensalism, seeks to foster citizen reflection on structures of domination through a visual construction that integrates social critique and metaphor. Below, a series of rats peer out and surround the base of a degraded, invaded, and corroded tower. From the darkness, multiple hands emerge to support the earth on which the structure stands. At the base, the rats play and observe figures of political and religious power trapped in the ruins. Above, a gold coin crowns the tower, while a sentinel eye looks down on the whole with rejection. A true anti-allegory of power, the work fosters a disturbing aesthetic experience in which the grotesque and the symbolic converge to question the hierarchies and corruptions of power.
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    Propuesta artística, mediante la creación de obra plástica, para generar empatía en la ciudadanía azogueña
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2025-09-24) Mora Morquecho, John Jairo; Moya Méndez, Misael
    In an international and local context, that recognizes the need to strengthen local cultural identities, particularly within the complex and rich plurinational reality of Ecuador, and in light of the challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic, the research-creation problem addressed in this study is: How to produce a visual art work that enhances empathy and cultural identity among the people of Azogues, inspired by a classic artwork that resonates with their traditions and art history? The result is a triptych visual art piece titled “El jardín azogueño” (The Azogues Garden), inspired by El Bosco’s iconic work “The Garden of Earthly Delights”. The selection of this artwork is based on its high iconic value, appeal, and relevance to local tastes, “El jardín azogueño” combines myth, tradition, and local characters in an aesthetic symbiosis of symbolic content, with a view towards creating a visually impactful work that generates empathy in viewers and facilitates identification with the local identity elements. The elements are displayed with a diversity of expressive aspects, while acknowledging the religious aspects that are inherent to the Azoguean idiosyncrasy. The work is accompanied by an analysis that demonstrates how both its thematic and morphological-expressive aspects are a response to the research-creation problem posed, and represent a significant artistic contribution to the town of Azogues, the capital of the province of Cañar in Ecuador.
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    Propuesta escultórica textil como forma de actualización y transmisión de leyendas ecuatorianas en los formatos del arte visual contemporáneo
    (Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Artes, 2026-03-05) Carchipulla Aucapiña, Joseline Fernanda; Moya Méndez, Misael
    Oral narratives, including Ecuadorian legends, face a serious risk of disappearing, primarily due to globalization. This process is accelerated when cultural practices lack contemporary means of safeguarding and symbolic spaces for their preservation. According to the UN (2023), 49% of intangible cultural heritage is in danger of extinction, including oral narratives. In this context, the need arose to create this artistic proposal that helps reconnect people's symbolic ties to their cultures of origin. The research focused on finding a contemporary representation of Ecuadorian legends such as the Chuzalongo and the Chupacabras, thus proposing an aesthetic experience based on modern textile sculpture techniques that contributes to strengthening collective memory. The artistic merit of the work lies in its use of crocheting as a sculptural medium to preserve symbolic memory, integrating elements of contemporary art with traditional techniques.
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    Tatuajes experimentales con propósitos estético-terapéuticos para casos en situación de rechazo a cicatrices corporales no deseadas
    (Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Artes, 2026-03-05) Illaisaca Muñoz, Joseph Damian; Moya Méndez, Misael
    This work is part of a research-creation project that seeks to redefine tattooing as an artistic tool with aesthetic and therapeutic potential, especially for people who have physical scars as a result of traumatic experiences. Tattooing, traditionally stigmatized and associated with marginality, is approached from an interdisciplinary perspective that positions it within the legitimate practices of contemporary art. Through an ethnographic and collaborative approach, the body is proposed as a territory of memory and symbolic transformation, in which scars are not hidden but reinterpreted, celebrating resilience. In this way, it develops as an experimental practice that generates unique designs, with the aim of contributing to the emotional well-being of the collaborators, while exploring the boundaries between art, therapy, and healing. The proposals are generated through direct dialogue with the collaborators, through interviews and creative design sessions, where they share their personal stories to be used as the basis for the artistic designs. It is not only visual, but also symbolic, as tattooing is considered an act of reappropriation of the body.
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    Visibilización de problemáticas del campo ecuatoriano mediante ilustraciones sobre textiles basadas en las memorias de un relato familiar
    (Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Artes, 2026-03-05) Chimbo Cumbe, Evelyn Karelis; Moya Méndez, Misael
    This graduation project proposes the creation of a series of illustrations printed on silk scarves, inspired by experiences from the Ecuadorian countryside recovered from the memory of a family story. Through a visual, affective and symbolic approach, the aim is to represent stories linked to rural life from an intimate, ethnographic and critical perspective. The proposal stems from the recognition that art can be means to rescue individual and collective memories, especially those that have been marginalized by dominant narratives. In this case, family memory becomes a fertile ground for exploring the marks of the past and their resonances in the present, making visible the conditions of inequality, structural violence and resilience that structural violence and resilience that permeate the Ecuadorian peasant world. This interdisciplinary work crosses that languages of contemporary art, social denunciation and the practice of memory, in order to make structural inequalities visible, activate a sensitive reflection and give rise to a visual narrative that intertwines the personal with the collective.Thus, this thesis work proposes a visual narrative that links the testimonial with the symbolic, the affective with the critical, inviting the viewer to reflect from a sensitive perspective on the invisible realities of the Ecuadorian countryside.