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Art by Gloria Sánchez Hart

ARTIST STATEMENT The aesthetic solutions to my art are formal and thematic. My work is conceptualized as part of a series where I focus on survival, maternity, procreation, life and death, rites of passage, and Mexica’s mythology. The female figure has always been present in my work in a metaphorical or lyrical way. I use a variety of media and I believe that some ideas have to be expressed in a figurative manner and others have to be expressed abstractly. I often conceptualize my artwork not only visually, but also with verse and poetry that aids in the transfer of knowledge and power.

Autorretrato Mis predestinados pies han caminado la humedad de la tierra tropical y descansaron con aroma de vainilla Me siento mujer hecha de barro como prehispánico perro de Colima y mis ancestros celosamente me cuidan Me sueño cósmica diosa de la luna durmiendo quieta en el eterno azul y respiro profundo la clara luz del sol Qué bien me engañas tú espejo mentiroso la imagen que reflejas no soy yo Self-Portrait My predestined feet have walked the humid tropical soil and rested with aroma of vanilla I feel as a fertile woman made of clay like a pre-hispanic Colima dog and my ancestors jealously protect me I dream of myself as a cosmic moon goddess quietly sleeping in the eternal blue deeply breathing the clear sun light How well you trick me, liar mirror the image you reflect is not me

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