This striking diptych artwork juxtaposes two bold images. On the left, an intricately detailed snake coils within vibrant red flames, symbolizing danger and transformation. The gold accents on the snake create a vivid contrast against the stark black background, accentuating its serpentine form and dynamic movement. Created using embroidery thread on canvas, this 2019 piece embodies The Art Design Project's commitment to promoting innovative and emotive works by both established and emerging artists. Discover this captivating fusion of texture and symbolism at our contemporary gallery in Miami, Florida.
The Devil and The Star, Diptych, 2019. Embroidery thread on canvas
María José Franco
The Devil and The Star, Diptych, 2019
From The Series Ventura
Embroidery thread on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall Frame size: 40 H x 60 W x 3 D cm
Overall Image size: 27 H x 34 W cm
Individual size:
Frame size: 40 H x 30 W x 3 D cm
Image size: 27 H x 17 W cm
Maria Jose Franco Maldonado’s family was her art school by the hand of Georgia O`Keefe, Elaine de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Artemisia Gentileschi, Matisse, Leonor Fini, Leonora Carrington, Louise Bourgeois, Maripaz Jaramillo, Judy Chicago, Basquiat, and so many others. She then formalized her studies in art direction and advertising in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2015, she showed her work for the very first time in three group exhibitions around New York at Shervin's Café Gallery, Brooklyn Fire Proof Gallery, and Greenpoint Gallery. That same year her illustrations accompanied Pilar Gualco`s literary work in Buenos Aires at Fauna Estudio Taller.
In 2017, she fell in love with embroidery. Slowly, she connected techniques and in the process dressed up a lot of weird humans. She showed her work in 2019 at Noches San Felipe and Open San Felipe with SGR and Bandy Bandy galleries in Bogotá, Colombia. Her series AFFAIR was shown at Noches del Millón, from Feria del Millón in Medellín, Colombia at the end of 2019. Closing 2019 she was lucky to have her own exhibition alongside Daniela Moreno, a great Colombian textile artist. The exhibition entitled VENTURA was held at Bandy Bandy in San Felipe, Bogotá. Her work was presented in CRYING, a group show in Australia and New Zealand at the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, respectively.
