César A. Martínez American, b. 1944
Mujer con Big Hair, 2019
Graphite on Stonehenge paper
15 x 11"
38.1 x 27.9 cm
38.1 x 27.9 cm
The individuals in Martínez’s works are merely hybrids derived and elaborated from many different photographs found in high school yearbooks, obituaries, newspapers, and other public sources. The detailed drawing 'Mujer...
The individuals in Martínez’s works are merely hybrids derived and elaborated from many different photographs found in high school yearbooks, obituaries, newspapers, and other public sources. The detailed drawing "Mujer con Big Hair" comes from the above-mentioned sources. The high "pompadour'' hairdo is a reference to the youths of the fifties in the artist's hometown of Laredo, Texas.
Signed lower left, dated lower right.
Signed lower left, dated lower right.
