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Mother Earth, Father Sky
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Call Number: Box 09, folder 04, slide 25
Image is of a white face that hovers in the sky just above the Earth. On either side of the face are ghost-like feminine figures.
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This painting is a part of the series “Los Cielos” (1995-2008) which offers an exploration of the knowledge, healing, and community that exists within nature, if only we are receptive to it. Not unlike other work produced by Vallejo, this painting engages with Indigenous knowledge, and in particular, Indigenous ceremony. The totality of this imagery reflects the absolute presence of nature, and the cathartic relationship humans can build with this presence. The beings in this sky scape engage in body language often found in sweat lodge ceremonies in which one may press their face against the ground to cool down. Using feminine bodies, the painting centers women at the site of spiritual expression, connection and knowledge. In dialogue with Laura Perez’s book, “Chicana Art: The Politics of Spiritual and Aesthetic Altarities,” this painting speaks to a spirituality that reconciles personal and political values while opposing historical contexts of colonization, imperialism, and patriarchy. (Author: Laurin Ecklund)
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