Virgen de Lourdes II by Susana Ramos

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Susana Ramos
Virgen de Lourdes II, 2017
Mixed Media
48 x 27 x 20 in
Sold

Virgen de Lourdes, Francia
Corona parisina con cristales, piedras y perlas de agua dulce incrustadas. Aretes oaxaqueños adornados. Rosario romano de plata. Mantilla española vintage teñida a mano con plata y oro líquido. Encaje antiguo de bolillo italiano con patrón de flores pintados a mano por la artista con pintura de plata líquida. Vestido de terciopelo Fortuny italiano con detalles pintados a mano y ribete de lentejuelas circa 1980. Estola de antiguo corredor de mesa de seda proveniente de Niza, Francia.
Pedestal de madera.

Our Lady of Lourdes, France
Contemporary Parisian crown embellished with freshwater pearls, stones, and crystals. Embellished Oaxaca earrings. Silver Italian rosary from Rome. Vintage Spanish mantilla veil hand-painted with gold and silver liquid paint. Antique Italian bobbin lace with flower patterns hand-painted with liquid silver. Italian velvet Fortuny dress with hand-painted details. Sequin trim circa 1980. Silk stole made up of antique table runner from Nice, France.
Wooden stand.

Subject Matter: Virgin Madonna

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The Madonna, or Virgin Mary, has many titles around the world. Some titles are dogmatic, while others are poetic or descriptive; some change because of language or cultural needs in different geographical locations. Overall, the multiple titles and versions of the Madonna have allowed artists worldwide to develop thousands of interpretations of what today we know as the icon of the Virgin Mary.

Growing up in Mexico, one of the most devout Christian countries globally, Susana Ramos creates sculptures of the Virgin with sacred repurposed artifacts. Through her faith and the many titles and versions of the Madonna, Honold Ramos recreates the many faces of the Virgin every day. In her studio, she stores thousands of modern, antique, and ancient textiles from around the world and with stones and crowns she creates relics worthy of being a channel of prayers and good intentions.

Born in a Catholic family in 1962, surrounded by women that used their creativity to sew, knit, and paint. Susana wakes up every morning, and like a continuous prayer, she sculpts the Virgin Mary, every day different as her creativity allows. In 1990 she created her first sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe using vintage materials from her family, and she continued making Virgins as commissions for devout believers. Today her modern sculptures are in many museums, art collections, homes, churches, and chapels; they reflect her faith, and they color the spiritual world of Christian believers.

Exhibition history:

Oct 17, 2022- Mar 26, 2023. Domesticanx, Museo del Barrio, New York, NY.

Feb 4- Aug 13, 2023. Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory, UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA.

Jun 18- Nov 6, 2022. Amalia Mesa-Bains: Venus Envy, Chapter I and Madrinas y Hermanas, SF MoMa, San Francisco, CA.

Oct 15- Mar 30, 2024. Baroque Madonna. Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington, DC.

Nov 5 - Mar 3, 2024, Archaeology of Memory, Phoenix Museum, Phoenix, Arizona.

Sept 20 - Feb 12, 2025, Amalia Bains: Archaeology of Memory, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas.

Susana Ramos

San Diego, CA

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