MIGUEL TRELLES Yes my work is influence by my background because I grew up in an environment that addressed culture constantly and critically. That led me to expose myself to many painting styles. Over the years I have given themost attention to two specific styles, one can be associated with my Latino heritage (broadly understood to go from precolumbian antiquity to the Niuyorican mindset), and this modality is very close to my provenance and upbringing, and another that can be associated with dynastic art in China, and this other modality is very close to my aspirations and academic curiosity, privileging what I have learned along the way. I call it chinolatino