Marisol made this work following her return to New York City after traveling across South Asia and Latin America, an experience she described as being “reborn—cleansed and purified.” The print’s exuberant plant/woman has an abundance of sensual touchpoints: two hands nearly caress the corners of her mouth, while her third hand reaches to playfully pinch a tailbone-like leaf. Marisol created this work by imprinting catalpa leaves (native to some of the warm climates where she had traveled) as well as parts of her body onto a lithographic stone. The resulting impression suggests a body intertwined with nature.
Vital Signs: Artists and the Body, November 3–February 22, 2024
Gallery label from Artistic Collaborations: 50 Years at Universal Limited Art Editions , January 17–May 21, 2007.
For this print Marisol constructed a self-portrait out of catalpa leaves found near the ULAE workshop, inking the leaves before pressing them onto the stone. The dazzling and unnatural color adds to the composition's seductive impact.
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Marisol (Marisol Escobar)
Venezuelan and American, born France 1930–2016 37 works onlineHow does one know that they were born an artist? For Marisol, art was the only way she knew how to communicate.
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