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FERNANDO OLIVERA (1962 - 2018)
Mensajes del Alma (Messages from the Soul)
2006
15 ½ x 16 ½ in.
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39.3 x 42 cm

woodcut
xilografía
The culture, people, and politics of his native Oaxaca influenced Olivera’s work. In this intricate print—where staccato cuts in the woodblock create a stippled effect of light and dark that serve to model the forms—an indigenous woman in traditional dress cradles in her arms a mound of flowers or grain in which nestles a human heart, symbolizing the soul. The mysterious roundels ornamenting her skirt may represent masked Zapatista rebels, many of whom were indigenous women. 
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La cultura, la gente y la política de su Oaxaca natal influyeron en el trabajo de Olivera. En esta xilografía—donde los cortes staccatos en el bloque de madera crean un efecto punteado de luz y oscuridad que sirven para modelar las formas—una mujer indígena con traje tradicional acuna en sus brazos un montículo de flores o grano en el que se anida un corazón humano, que simboliza el alma. Los misteriosos rulos que adornan su falda pueden representar a rebeldes zapatistas enmascarados, muchos de los cuales eran mujeres indígenas.
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