Note: A version of this post originally appeared on the blog Venetian Red.
For the past several months Athena, the Greek goddess of war, civilization, wisdom, strength, strategy, crafts, justice and skill (a versatile goddess if ever there was one) has been much on my mind. In fact, she’s...
The Muse, True Nature series, 2009 Digital Metaltype, 8 x 12″
True Nature is a collection of nine folios printed on copper sheeting, each measuring 8 x 12.” The sheets have been folded vertically and stitched down the fold with copper wire, emulating pages removed from a “found” book. Emulating the practice of elevating ordinary objects to art status, each folio is flat...
Harry Potter & The Fires of Ignorance (Internal View), 2008 Mixed media installation,14 x 14 x18″
Books have always occupied a special place in my world, both as repositories of idea and aesthetic objects. Thus, it was a great honor to be invited to participate in the 2008 exhibit “Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship.” The exhibit was first mounted simultaneously at ...
Santa Bernadeta (de las Benditas Locuras),2007 Digital MetalType with objects in handmade box, approximately 14 x 10″
Santa Bernadeta is an imaginary saint, whose creation was inspired by the magical blend of indigenous, religious, and colonial Spanish influences that uniquely defines Latin and South American culture.
I invented Santa Bernadeta through my own photographs of the rich...
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