Bruised

2004

Ruby Osorio

Associated Names
Ruby Osorio

Artist, American, born 1974

This painting depicts a small abstract female figure in the center of blank white paper. The figure has pale skin and is made of several disconnected body parts. There is a round head with simple facial features including a pointed nose, a small, thin mouth, and two small eyes, one of which is surrounded by a circle as if the woman is wearing a monocle. The woman has shoulder-length pink hair that curls up at the ends. Below the end of the neck, there is no torso. Two shapes that suggest breasts float below the neck, and below them is a small dot that may represent a belly button. Below that, legs are visible underneath a pair of red underwear. On the legs are tall white socks. The legs end below the knees, and below another small space of white, the bottoms of feet appear, wearing white socks and black shoes. Around where the torso would be and the tops of the legs, a rectangle has been created by a pink dotted line that looks like small stitches. To the right of this rectangle, a small fist floats in the air, clutching a small flower with four yellow petals.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heather and Tony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2009

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: "Bruised"; lower right verso in graphite: Ruby Osorio

Wikidata ID

Q64630013

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