Magacín digital de cultura contemporánea
AÑO 20 - Jueves, 30 de Abril de 2026 a las 03:35:52 - Madrid (Spain-Europe)
Deborah Oropallo. Guise: Recent Prints
© Deborah Oropallo
George, 2007.
Pigment print. Collection of the artist
George, 2007.
Pigment print. Collection of the artist
Lunes, 16 de Abril de 2007 San Francisco,
Estados Unidos,
In her recent work, Deborah Oropallo (b. 1954) deconstructs and enhances images to investigate the seduction and power that is evoked by gesture and pose. Oropallo layers images of contemporary women in provocative costumes, borrowed from the Internet, with images of men from 17th- and 18th-century portrait paintings, including several from the collection of the Fine Arts Museums. These traditional portraits were often contrived to convey not merely a likeness of the sitter, but also a sense of his importance and authority. Attributes such as nobility and dignity were portrayed through stance, gesture, and attire, and portraits often involved elaborate costumes and props. Through this re-employment of the vast symbolism of classic portraiture, Oropallo raises issues about gender, costume, fantasy, potency, power, and hierarchy.
Credit Line
This exhibition is made possible in part by the LEF Foundation.
Credit Line
This exhibition is made possible in part by the LEF Foundation.
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