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the tragic and inexplicale case of the girl with four eyes
book written and illustrated by torreja
i have a feeling that it's two against one the entity wants my soul. he eats it, enjoys it and spits it out. lucky for me i'm not the only one. cry me a technicolour river the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes
i have a feeling that it's two against one
oil, acrylic and stitching on canvas
20"20"
2012		 the entity wants my soul. he eats it, enjoys it and spits it out. lucky for me i'm not the only one.
pencils on paper
8.5"x11"
2012

cry me a technicolour river
oil, acrylic and stitching on canvas
20"x16"
2012

the reality of the conceived
oil, acrylic and stitching on canvas
53"x33"
2012		 couting the days to go home
oil, acrylic and stitching on canvas
28"x24"
2012
the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes show me whats real and who i am the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes eat my fish there's shelter in this attitude

los ojos no se han hecho para ver; para ver se necesitan alas
(the eyes have not been made to see, to see you need wings)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011

show me what's real and who i am
pencil on paper
10.5"x13.5"
2011

el inminente nacimiento del tiempo en mi memoria
(the imminent birth of time in my memory)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011

colour my life with the chaos of black and white
oil, acrylic and stitching on canvas
12'x"36"
2012		 there's shelter in this attitude
oil, acrylic and stitching on canvas
20"x20"
2012
romantic love the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes eat your words
the only romantic love is unfulfilled love
pencil and watercolor on paper
10.5"x13.5"
2011		 mira el mundo falso que construi para ti, mama. las paredes tienen oidos y tu no me oyes
(look at the fake world o created for you mom, the walls have ears but you can't hear me)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011		 el sueño de la ninfa que no queria sentirse conectada con nadie
(the dream of the nynph that didn't want to feel connected to anyone)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011		 no hay romance sin tragedia
(there's no romance without tragedy)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011		 eat your words
acrylic on canvas
20"x24"
2010
freedom the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes shebe the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes
illusions of the present reality
oil and acrylic on canvas
38"x54"
2012

planeando sueños que nunca se volvieron realidad
(planning dreams that never came true)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011

shebe
acrylic on canvas
12"x30"
2009		 es un perro pero viene vestido de cerdo
(he's a dog but he's dressed up like a pig)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011		 alguna vez fui una niña normal sin imaginacion
(i was once a normal girl without imagination)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011
awareness of the present moment the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes
the awareness of the present moment and the acute sensing of alternative realities while noticing the perversion of my own mind
oil and acrylic on canvas
2010		 untitled
acrylic on canvas
16"x20"
2012 		el castigo de las que no son señoritas (sketch)
(the punishment of those who aren't ladies–sketch)
pencil on paper
10.5"x13.5"
2011		 el dulce taxidermista que se pone mi piel como una bata de salvacion
(the sweet taxidermist that wears my skin as a robe of salvation)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011		 los deseos sexuales escondidos, enterrados bajo la muerte de un gato callejero que algœna vez fue mio
(the hidden sexual desires, buried under the death of a stray cat that was once mine)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011
the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes life the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes
apocalypse
oil and acrylic on canvas
24"x36"
2011		 una vida sin alma es tragica y dichosa
(a life without a soul is tragic and blissful)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011		 la exploracion de la ingestion de torta como ego, mientras se inhala el aroma de peces vivos
(the exploration of the ingestion of cake as ego while inhaling the aroma of live fish)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011 		life
acrylic on canvas
29"x9"
2010		 ahogarse diariamente en las penas, mientras se observan los peces multicolor
(drowning daily in sorrows while observing the multicoloured fish)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011
this isnt me melancholy of safety es el tiempo que me tiene asi

piggles

 the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes
this isn't me
acrylic on canvas
24"x20"
2010
the melancholy of safety
pencil on paper
10.5"x13.5"
2010
es el tiempo que me tiene asi
(it is time that has me like this)
acrylic on canvas
24"x36"
2010		 piggles
acrylic on canvas
20"x16"
2009 		alguna vez fui una niña normal que no tenia amigos
(i was once a normal girl who had no friends)
mixed media
2011
the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the horse with the wings cookie love alice i am what i hate the most
la muerte puede ser como tomar te con el hombre de gengibre
(death can be like drinking tea with the ginger bread man)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011		 the horse with the wings never showed up for the party
pencil on paper
2009 		cookie love
digital		 alice
acrylic on canvas
20"x16"
2009		 i am what i hate the most
pencil on paper
10.5"x13.5"
2010
the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes the past and future of love the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes

la adivinanza de la providencia
(the foretelling of providence)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011

nadie sabe quien es la niña. la niña no existe
(no one knows who the girl is, the girl doesn't exist)
pencil on paper
10.5"x13.5"
2011

los deseos sexuales escondidos, enterrados bajo la muerte de un gato callejero que algœna vez fue mio (sketch)
(the hidden sexual desires, buried under the death of a stray cat that was once mine–sketch)
pencil on paper
10.5"x13.5"
2011
 the past and future of love
oil and acrylic on canvas
2010 		tu me miras y yo miro hacia adentro, las entrañas de la carne que está colgada en el interior de mi corazón
(you look at me and i look to the inside, the guts of the meat that's hanging in the interior of my heart)
pencil on paper
10.5"x13.5"
2011
cover my shame brush my hair candy my mind is a revolving door the tragic and inexplicable case of the girl with four eyes
cover my shame
pencil on paper
10.5"x13.5"
2010		 brush my hair and make me pretty again
pencil on paper
10.5"x13.5"
2010		 candy
pencils on paper
2008 		my mind is a revolving door
pencil on paper
10.5"x13.5"
20110 		vivo en una casa hecha de carton
(i live in a house made of cardboard)
mixed media
16"x36"
2011
central park ode to susie honor thy father and thy mother freedom wallflower
central park
digital		 ode to susie
acrylic on canvas
40"x30"
2009		 joyful songs of death and birthday cakes
acrylic on canvas
2009 		freedom
digital		 wallflower
pencil on paper
7"x9"
2009
keep nyc clean pulpo st lucia im sorry for whatever it is meatlocker
keep nyc clean
digital		 the melancholy of safety
oil and acrylic on canvas
23.5"x52"
2010 		st. lucia
acrylic on canvas
2010		 im sorry for whatever it is
pencil on paper
7"x9"
2009		 meatlocker
acrylic on canvas
31"x31"
2010
cupcake agent orange wrath synchronized swimmers the forest for the trees

cupcake
acrylic on canvas
3"x5"
2010

 agent orange
digital		 wrath
digital		 synchronized swimmers
digital		 the forest for the trees
acrylic on canvas
12"x30"
2009