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Threading Glass

Current exhibition
April 9 - May 31, 2025 San Antonio
Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Napoleon Complex, 2023
Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Napoleon Complex, 2023

Einar and Jamex de la Torre

Napoleon Complex, 2023
Resin and mixed media
29 x 18 x 1.5 in
73.7 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm

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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Virgen Nopalera, 2023
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Virgen Nopalera, 2023
The “Napoleon Complex” is a domineering behavior of overcompensation often used to describe men of lower stature. In the de la Torre brothers’ additive bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, for whom...
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The “Napoleon Complex” is a domineering behavior of overcompensation often used to describe men of lower stature. In the de la Torre brothers’ additive bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, for whom the supposed condition is named, the French emperor's disgruntled portrait is encased with gold chains, coins, and pearls, among other chosen objects. Displayed upon a silver platter, the bust creates a multi-layered critique of wealth, ego, and power.
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Exhibitions

Threading Glass: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, and Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2025
Upward Mobility, McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; curators: René Paul Barilleaux, and Lauren Thompson, 2024
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