![CHASTENING 01. acrylic and aerosol on canvas.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3cae2daae48d29468b2c9dc111a0bfe83d85c62110530899858df2685bcba28c/4R7A9707-2.jpg)
![CHASTENING 02. acrylic and aerosol on canvas.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a984e73f1c22fd7577e02d2aa704ca59d7a39deef042df3c8152dfec54a95a4f/4R7A9687-2.jpg)
![CHASTENING 03. acrylic and aerosol on canvas.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/538f5ea7315f00601717f289d6ca107a4b27d92a83b782246c670a0d642a2453/4R7A9678-2.jpg)
![CHASTENING 04. acrylic and aerosol on canvas.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79d99e7520c5e268cb89cbec345d60dec46c57c9a3c671b2dd1b4c1c9e363044/4R7A9682-2.jpg)
![CHASTENING 05. acrylic and aerosol on canvas.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/190610423941297add21fa97922ddd79bc094be0dcb3c2126af581db31ba21a8/4R7A9685-2.jpg)
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![Installation at Biola University, Bardwell Hall. April 2023.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c9336784cce7cd8380cf492d04488d76dc4b1b0a7331a81881389b0c81133a4/4R7A9924.jpg)
THE CHASTENING PAINTINGS ARE A SERIES OF INTERPRETATIONS OF THE WOMAN BODY. THEY ARE PRESENTED IN FORMS THAT DISPLAY EXPRESSIONS OF HELPLESSNESS AND EMPOWERMENT. THE CANVASES ARE WORKED WITH A ROUGH HAND, ECHOING THE HARSH AND UNFORGIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT WOMAN EXISTS IN. MORENO’S COLORS ARE BOLD AND UNAPLOGETIC, PLAYFUL AND INSISTENT. THE WOMAN BODY IS A DIVINE BALANCE OF FEMININITY AND MASCULINITY, AND THE FIGURES SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES THROUGH SELF-EXAMINATION AND RECONFIGURATION.