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Anna Ortiz
"HIERVE EL AGUA", oil painting on canvas, rock, Oaxaca, landscape, Zapotec, god

2020

$4,000
£3,041.82
€3,508.60
CA$5,603.27
A$6,271.16
CHF 3,274.53
MX$76,508.57
NOK 41,565.82
SEK 39,443.40
DKK 26,200.54
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HIERVE EL AGUA, an oil painting on canvas by Anna Ortiz, depicts a true landscape in Oaxaca, Mexico, with the artist's own intervention – a statue of a god looming over all. Note the artist's palette of colors and treatment of forms – the red rocks and gold liquid-seeming stone, the greens of the foliage seep into the light of the sky. From Anna Ortiz – "This painting takes inspiration from an eponymous rock formation in Oaxaca, Mexico. The title means “the water boils”; from afar the formation resembles a waterfall. Upon further inspection, it’s clear mineral deposits gathered over the ages to form this trick of the eye. It already seems to have mystical qualities and was revered by the Zapotec people. I wanted to amplify its presence by building a character or statue of a god into it." Anna Ortiz (born in Worcester MA, currently living in Brooklyn NY) is a painter primarily focused on creating socio-psychological landscapes. Her work reflects on global issues through painterly collapses and constructions. Ortiz received a BA/BFA from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. During her undergraduate years, she spent a year studying at the Louvre in Paris. Ortiz completed her MFA at Tyler School of Art, spending her second year in Rome Italy. Her work has been exhibited at Proto Gomez, Transmitter, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Partners and Son and Lesley Heller, New York.
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    2020
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    Height: 46 in (116.84 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Toronto, CA
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    1stDibs: LU134526138602

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