MADRINA, 2001
Bronze with patina
57 x 20 x 20 inches
Edition of 5
$35,000
Bronze with patina
57 x 20 x 20 inches
Edition of 5
$35,000
Bronze with patina
57 x 20 x 20 inches
Edition of 5
$35,000
Each work in this edition is hand finished with a unique patina. A rich reddish brown appears in the crevices of this work.
The image is a reflection on the female figure. Her mystery is evident in the realization that, as the viewer moves around her, a face never appears. Instead, she is shrouded in 360 degrees with long tendrils of curled hair and a gown that is fluted with a scalloped bottom edge. She can be viewed as an abstraction of a Madonna figure but her curls also suggest the Buddhas of the Far East with their pin curls or topknots, and Grecian caryatids with their plaited hair.
"Madrina" is the Spanish word for godmother.