The Artwork of Sylvia Ortiz is a body of Work titled The Beautifully Grotesque, an exploration and exposition of the beautiful and grotesque. Where these two opposites become in unison eliminating the separation but existing as one entity.

Using the female figure as a means to expose the objectification of women. Her imagery focuses the often-discarded essence and toy-like portrayal of women.

Society's obsession with beauty creates an unobtainable ideal, leaving women concerned more with the superficial rather than the more important, their inner identity. Herein lies the grotesque, which deals with insecurities, an unfiltered obscurity of reality and what "beauty" truly is.

Sylvia’s own personal struggle with Endometriosis, a condition that only effects women during their menstrual cycle, exemplifies these obscurities in which she draws inspiration from, during which all that is beautiful is forgotten.

The Beautifully Grotesque explores the many ways to visually describe what many women endure emotionally, physically, spiritually and the social standards that have been set for them.

There is an alluring quality to The Beautifully Grotesque where the imagery of the female form distorted and twisted, but the faces always remain absolutely "beautiful".  The evidence of sexuality and identity become conflicted seducing and creating a curiosity that has no boundaries. Her use of vibrant colors intrigue and allure the eye creating candy like images that draw the viewer in only to discover the chaos residing within our very own humanity.