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Richard 'Ricky' Armendariz American, b. 1969
Beauty Marks, Sons of Velázquez VII, 2020Oil on birch panel24 x 24 in
61 x 61 cmFurther images
Armendariz’s Beauty Mark series explores through time, space, and texture an interplay of fact and fiction and a discourse on how society defines beauty. Using formal elements and explorations of...Armendariz’s Beauty Mark series explores through time, space, and texture an interplay of fact and fiction and a discourse on how society defines beauty. Using formal elements and explorations of painterly texture within organic shapes, Armendariz explores how, historically, beauty marks have been both a positive and negative attribute.Exhibitions
For Fran, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio; curator: Hills Snyder, 2025