Migraine Aura Art. Madi Art
"RAFAEL MONTILLA is exposed in what he exposes to multiple reinterpretations. His pharmaceutical explorations take him to the magic formulas of the visionary who is delighted with the optical registry that point out extra plastic pathologies. Experimental laboratory of the art of observation between normal and abnormal migraine. "Carlos Sánchez Fuenmayor, curator.
TURNING VISUAL AURAS INTO ART HELPS TRANSFORM MY MIGRAINE EXPERIENCE
My vision becomes warped and speckled, filled with colorful fireworks. “No, not again,” I think when I realize that this strange, dizzy feeling and these visual auras are the beginning of another Migraine attack.
Once the visual auras hit, I quickly retreat to a dark room as the light around me starts to ache. Seconds after that my head starts pounding with excruciating pain. I close my eyes and try to concentrate on the images and the colors of that beautiful aura that foreshadowed the pain. I concentrate on the images so hard that my only desire when the pain finally lifts is to draw.
This is where my therapy begins – visual auras and pain in a dark room. It culminates when I finish translating the annoying Migraine attack into a shareable, physical work of art. I have been using my visual auras for artistic inspiration for more than eight years now. As a visual artist, it seems only natural for me to transform my Migraine into art. The process of creation that transforms my visual aura into a work of art acts as a kind of therapy and helps me to see the positive part of living with my condition.
Rafael Montilla a visual artist based in Miami, Florida, USA. I work in multiple mediums including photography and sculpture, and he has shown his art publicly in several group and solo exhibitions. He has been living with Migraine since his late 20s.
Migraine aura
“Migraine Aura 1”
“Migraine Aura 2”
“Migraine Aura 3”
“Migraine Aura 4”
