Consuelo Jimenez Underwood American, b. 1949
Mi Oro, Tu Amor, 1994
Painted, wrapped, embroidered, stitched. Cotton canvas, silk fabric, barbed wire, gold wire, paint, corn, and bean kernels
48 x 51 in
121.9 x 129.5 cm
121.9 x 129.5 cm
Translating to “my gold, your love,” the painted canvas depicts an early map of what was known as New Spain during colonial times, which later became Mexico until 1848. Mexico...
Translating to “my gold, your love,” the painted canvas depicts an early map of what was known as New Spain during colonial times, which later became Mexico until 1848. Mexico is visible but partly hidden behind slats of barbed wire tightly wrapped in gold. Throughout the canvas, gold thread is embroidered into a grid, symbolizing maps and, more pointedly, the European plundering of the Americas. Hidden and buried within this piece, however, are beans and corn kernels, which Jimenez Underwood calls the “true gift” of the Americas.
Exhibitions
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: One Nation Underground, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2022Borderlines: The Art of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, ArtRage Gallery, Syracuse, NY, 2015
Literature
Glasstire, December 14, 2022 (illustrated)
