La Mujer Series was created to honor and consider the position of power Frida Kalo and The Lady of Guadalupe hold in Mexican culture. In the United States we refer to the most powerful man in any cultural as “The Man”. In an incredible gender development…I am suggesting that Mexico has “The Lady”. I am just not sure which one is “The Lady” of Mexico. What do you think?
La Mujer Blue . 2017 . SOLD
Mixed Media: re-purposed wooden box, fabric, resin constructions, beads,
Arbol de Vida, skulls, hearts
Created for the SailFest Live Auction which benefits
the schools and children of Zihuatanejo.
In the collection of Lorenzo.
La Mujer – Centavos
10″ W X 8″ T X 2″ D
Mixed Media: Beads, cast resin milagro, holy card, centavos, acrylic paint, wooden box.
La Mujer Cinco
Mixed Media: Found wood from the streets of Zihua, blue tiles, Guadeloupe statue, beads, metal letters.
This work continues the theme of La Mujer (The Lady). SOLD In the collection of Lynda Swannie
La Mujer -Jaguar
8″ WX 18″ T X 1.5 ” D
Mixed Media: Wood, Beads, Guadeloupe statue, Frida portrait, cast resin jaguars, acrylic paint.
La Mujer Tile
16″ T X 6″ W
Mixed Media: Found Wood,
Beads, Metal Letters,
Ceramic Tile, Cast Resin
Tres Mujeres 2016
Mixed Media – Found Objects on the streets of Zihua, beads, fabricated icons. Minneapolis, Zihuatanejo, Maine
Appearing at MEZGALERIA Opening: February 13th, 2016 Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Opening on February 2016
I create social practice eco-art from found and fabricated components in a variety of media and rescued “power objects”. I manipulate the objects to create meaning and provoke discussions and reflection on a wide variety of social topics. I have been an artist and a teacher/college professor for almost 40 years. My sculptures have been exhibited in Maine, the Virgin Islands, Miami, Mexico, Maryland, Chicago and throughout Minnesota.
I have recently created several feminist pieces which were shown at the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s MCAD , Three Waves, and in September Transcending Race: But Not The 24” Waist at the University of Minnesota’s Katherine E. Nash Gallery.
Tres Mujeres continues my reflections on feminism and specifically on women of power in Mexico. I selected the three women I see EVERYWHERE: Frida Kalo, The Lady of Guadalupe and Snow White. Yes, Snow White.
I study culture and have taught human relations in a teacher licensure program for the last 17 years. I am American Indian, from the Penobscot tribe in Maine. Tres Mujeres invites YOU to reflect on why these three women have such a prominent place in the popular culture of Mexico. Is Money involved? Is Power? Is Religion? Good? Concerning?
For an affordable option see La Mujer (The Lady ) Series.
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