I also want my pieces to offer duality present in the mix of elements that concurrently generate unrest and tenderness. My purpose in mixing all these elements is to create a disconcerting image difficult to classify and always present in a liminal space, not tender or terrible, not ancient or contemporary. The idea is that the viewer would be able to construct a sort of mental collage of associations derived from distinct territories and that he or she could feel familiar to as well as estranged by these images.”
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We featured Mariana Monteagudo’s work a little while ago, but the artist has recently completed a new production of sculptures that is absolutely incredible. These dollies have faces that are so expressive that even the ones who show a sort of passivity are expressing personality. Monteagudo has also managed to capture so well the spirit of her sculptures in the photos that we think the sculpture-related photography is just as covetable as the three dimensional work.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/21853218@N03/
>http://www.marianamonteagudo.net/
>http://mocoloco.com/
Mariana Monteagudo's ceramic and mixed media dolls get better and better. These expressive sculptures are a mix of cultural influences that range from pre-Columbian aesthetics to Japanese manga, and occupy a special niche on the art scene. The Venezuelan artist (born en Caracas en 1976) uses a variety of materials to complete her ceramic figures: hair, fabrics, necklaces. The dolls have an air of innocent wisdom about them, often due to their all-knowing, unblinking eyes. Some appear worldly; others more naïve. How eerily exciting it would be to find oneself surrounded by Monteagudo's range of silent personalities.
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