Oil on tin, cotton, glue mixture on wood
Not on view
What event in your life would you create a painting of?
Guadalupe Maravilla makes retablo paintings. They are about his life. This type of art comes from Spain and Latin America. They have existed for thousands of years.
Retablos often honor saints and describe religious miracles. To make this one, Maravilla worked with a traditional retablo painter. It tells the story of his name, birth date, and how he survived cancer.
2025
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Guadalupe Maravilla
Salvadoran American, born 1976 3 works onlineThis concern with healing and forms of care, shaped by Maravilla’s personal history, is the foundation for his explorations of sculpture, performance, and ritual.
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