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Anna Ortiz"BIZNAGA", MesoAmerican, Mexico, myth, gods, flora, Aztec, Mayan, dream, cactus2021
2021
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BIZNAGA, an oil painting on canvas by Anna Ortiz, measures 28" high x 22" wide. Biznaga is recent work and characteristic of the artist's practice – the palette is restrained, the colors are harmonious and surreal – with the trees and bushes in muted violets and greys, rendering the central figure (cactus) a more intense green, with a distinctive ambient light throughout. The branches, leaves, vines and flora in Anna Ortiz' paintings – always superb – bring a lush intrigue to the time we spend in this place, this invented world.
From Anna Ortiz – "Inspired by the archeology of Mesoamerican figures and the landscape of Mexico, the creatures in my paintings come to life in dream-like landscapes where they are neither dead nor alive. Their narrative nature references ancient Aztec and Mayan mythology. Out of the ruins of a previous existence, these new gods embrace their ambiguity. Dualities define them and give them shape. Weaving together invented spaces with references to actual locations, the paintings take both a familiar tone and a sense of the uncanny."
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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- Creation Year:2021
- Dimensions:Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU134529656952
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