Celia Álvarez Muñoz American, b. 1937
Quince (Fifteen), 2007
Serigraph
26 x 22 in
66 x 55.9 cm
66 x 55.9 cm
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Celia Alvarez Muñoz collected many images for inspiration on her print Quince: traditional quinceañera tiaras, contemporary tattoos, and graffiti books. She calls this “visual shopping” and keeps the clippings around...
Celia Alvarez Muñoz collected many images for inspiration on her print Quince: traditional quinceañera tiaras, contemporary tattoos, and graffiti books. She calls this “visual shopping” and keeps the clippings around her home and her studio to constantly aid her image development. “You have to allow the work to tell you what it wants to be,” says Muñoz of her creative process.
In her artwork, the word “quince” is curved into an arch to mimic the shape of a tiara, while the gradation of color within the letters is like the unveiling or presentation of la quinceañera at her celebration.
In her artwork, the word “quince” is curved into an arch to mimic the shape of a tiara, while the gradation of color within the letters is like the unveiling or presentation of la quinceañera at her celebration.
Exhibitions
Celia Álvarez Muñoz: Breaking the Binding, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2023-4. Traveling to the University Art Museum, Las Cruces, NM, and Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK; curators: Dr. Kate Green and Isabel Casso (catalogue)Publications
Casso, Isabel, et al. Celia Alvarez Muñoz: Breaking the Binding. Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 2023, p. 68, 72, 73, (illustrated).1
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