Belkis Ayón

Manso, Belkis Ayón
Cuban, 1967 - 1999

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In this print, swirling lines and circular shapes create a dynamic composition. A large white silhouette of a person is in the center, turned on their side with their legs up to their chest and their back to us. The person appears to be clutching a fish-like object behind their back. They have no visible hair or clothing. Surrounding the silhouette is a background made up of swirling black and gray lines against a dark gray background. Upon closer inspection, several mask-like shapes that resemble faces or heads become visible, each surrounded by swirling ripples that suggest they are floating under water. Most of these shapes are a dark gray color similar to the background, but the one near the top left corner has white eyes and one white hand, and the one near the top right corner has white eyes and white skin with a dark flower-like shape on their forehead. The background also contains a faint pattern of overlapping scales.
Belkis Ayón, Belkis Ayón, Sin titulo [Mujer en posición fetal] (Untitled, Woman in fetal position), 1996, collograph on four joined sheets of wove paper, Patrons’ Permanent Fund and Gift of Funds from Philip D. Berlin, Carmen Corrales, Ernesto Poma, Elizabeth Dascal, and Charles Boyd, 2023.47.1

Sin titulo [Mujer en posición fetal] (Untitled, Woman in fetal position)

Belkis Ayón, Belkis Ayón · 1996 · collograph on four joined sheets of wove paper ·  Accession ID  2023.47.1

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