Amategram Series - Labyrinth of Venus
1981
41.0 x 30.0 cm
Ана Мендиэта (1948 – 1985)
Ана Мэндиэта (1948–1985) – американская художница, известная своими работами в стиле Земля и Тело, мощно исследующими темы идентичности, феминизма и связи с природой через перформанс и скульптуру.
This series of Amategrams (see also MMA 1983.502.1 and 1983.502.2)—totemic forms painted onto amate, paper made from bark by indigenous Otomi craftspeople in Mexico—exemplifies Mendieta’s persistent engagement with the female body and the landscape. The abstract shapes rendered in heavy black lines evoke the presence of a female life force, which Mendieta viewed as omnipresent in the natural world, a continuation of her 1970s "earth body" performances and sculptures. The woody materiality of the amate grounds Mendieta’s symbolic mark making in process, suggesting an affiliation with rituals and offerings, as well as the alchemical.
Об этом произведении
- Название: Amategram Series - Labyrinth of Venus
- Художник: Ана Мендиэта
- Год: 1981
- Размер оригинала: 41.0 x 30.0 cm
- Формат: Portrait
- Правовой статус: Объект авторского права
- Основной цвет: Espresso
- Насыщенность цвета: Balanced