Image

Luis González Palma

Untitled

Description

Maker

Luis González Palma (Guatemalan, b. 1957)

Title

Untitled
From the series *The Circus* (El Circo)

Year

1998

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 25.5 x 25.2 cm (10 1/16 x 9 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

inscribed recto in graphite, l.c. with signature

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff

Object Number

2014.104.5

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Pablo Helguera
Inventarios / Inventories
Feb 07, 2020 – Aug 21, 2021
Heads Up! Recent Gifts to the Collection
Jul 31, 2015 – Jan 10, 2016

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By dressing and posing his friends and family members in vintage circus costumes, González Palma signals that he is creating characters, not portraying likenesses. The woman in profile in the crown of flowers and harlequin outfit seems to vacillate between saintliness and ecstasy. The figure in the tutu exudes detachment, despite standing in the spotlight. The soft, moody quality of the platinum printing process aptly communicates the interior states the artist aims to portray.

González Palma follows in the footsteps of many artists who have used the circus as subject matter and a metaphor for life, as seen in the works in the exhibition Circus, shown in this gallery last year.

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Luis González Palma (Guatemalan, b. 1957)
Untitled; From the series *The Circus* (El Circo), 1998
Platinum print
Image: 25.5 x 25.2 cm (10 1/16 x 9 15/16 inches)
Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff 2014.104.5

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