Consequently, she developed a graphic language that gave vent to a more emotional inner voice. The quality of abstraction became intensified and the drama previously evoked through the use of brilliant reds, blues and greens was replaced by the more somber drama of black and white. In addition, the liberal use of scratching and etching added to the emotional intensity. As a result, her art evolved into a more complex and consequently a richer stylization. In the current exhibit, Metamorphosis , Gonzalez's latest works appear as the equivalent of an emotional outbreak.
Women trapped by their circumstances appears as the prevalent theme.
The open-mouthed agony of the woman in The Scream , for example, captures the universal despair of a woman caught in the cycle of victimization. A black and white acrylic on wood, this depiction is reminiscent of Picasso's anguished woman in Guernica . Entrapped Woman continues the theme of woman constrained by the narrow confines of her environment. Bound and seemingly stuffed into the canvas, she confronts the viewer with her quandry of helplessness. Women grappling with dualities is portrayed in Spider Woman , who appears sorrowful, yet resolute.