ANGELA ALES
SEEME IS PROUD TO PRESENT
THE STORY OF ARTIST:
Angela Ales
“I have been pondering about this question for a while now. My identity at this moment is charged with so many things. I am an immigrant, I am latin and I am a woman. Most of my work has to do with my intersectionality and the struggles that come with that. I believe that an explanation of one of my paintings would touch on this subject. The painting is The Magician.
The Magician shows a strong, crowned woman holding a magic wand in her right hand. Starting from her lower ribs down, she is wearing a deep red skirt that opens at the front. Her left-hand points at the opening, revealing a canyon. This canyon represents her vagina and portrays the mystery and beauty of the female genitals. The deep red of the skirt symbolizes the biological act of bleeding. I gave her a blue face to represent serenity, wisdom and intuition. There is an open attack on all shades of brown-skinned people. I made her a strong, wise, serene brown queen, a magician, a creator of life. And I celebrate her.”
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