A Quiet n’ Slow Day in the Cretaceous – Gesiah Leyva Gonzalez

A Quiet n’ Slow Day in the Cretaceous – Gesiah Leyva Gonzalez

A Quiet n’ Slow Day in the Cretaceous – Gesiah Leyva Gonzalez

A Quiet n’ slow Day in the cretaceous, is a direct continuation of my exploration into the world of dinosaurs, a subject that has fascinated me since childhood. Following my previous series, have you ever thought about dinosaurs?, which delved into the grand themes of memory and transformation, this new body of work zooms in. It shifts focus from the epic to the intimate, asking a simple question: what would modern life look like for a creature that lived millions of years ago?

In this series, I imagine these ancient beings not in the midst of moments of quiet, everyday activity. These dinosaurs are reading a book, having a picnic, or playing a board game. By placing them in these familiar, human contexts, I want to collapse the vast distance of time between us. The work invites a sense of play and connection, suggesting that the rhythms of life, leisure, companionship, and contemplation, are a timeless and universal experience.

This exploration is a natural extension of the ideas that began in have you ever thought about Dinosaurs?. Where that series explored how something ancient can feel alive through creation, this new work asks what that life might have felt like in its small, unremarkable moments. I continue to play with the space between fossil and fantasy, but here, the focus is on a different kind of echo, a feeling.

I’ve always believed that art doesn’t need to take itself too seriously to hold meaning. These sculptures are an invitation to joyful reflection, where humor and reverence meet. They are a playful, and perhaps a little bit absurd, meditation on the quiet moments that make up a life, whether it’s lived in the Cretaceous period or our own. Through this work, I hope to offer a gentle, whimsical break from the epic, finding the profound in the everyday.

As a multimedia artist, I explore the intersection of play and meaning. My work moves across mediums, graphic design, digital art, animation, sculpture, and printmaking; but the core remains the same: to create art that connects. I love finding the sweet spot where something lighthearted can still carry emotional or conceptual weight.

My process is grounded in curiosity and experimentation. Whether I’m sculpting with dollar-store toys or animating hand-drawn characters, I’m drawn to transforming the ordinary into something new. Dinosaurs often sneak into my work as a reminder of imagination’s endurance, how wonder never really goes extinct.

I believe art can be both approachable and thought-provoking, and that fun doesn’t have to mean shallow. If my work makes someone pause, smile, or see the familiar from a new angle, then I’ve done what I set out to do.

Date:November 7th, 2026  -  January 8th, 2027

Location:Casa - Project Space

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