Sin titulo [Mujer en posición fetal] (Untitled, Woman in fetal position)

1996

Belkis Ayón

Associated Names
Belkis Ayón

Artist, Cuban, 1967 - 1999

Belkis Ayón

Printer, Cuban, 1967 - 1999

In this print, swirling lines and circular shapes create a dynamic composition. A large white silhouette of a person is in the center, turned on their side with their legs up to their chest and their back to us. The person appears to be clutching a fish-like object behind their back. They have no visible hair or clothing. Surrounding the silhouette is a background made up of swirling black and gray lines against a dark gray background. Upon closer inspection, several mask-like shapes that resemble faces or heads become visible, each surrounded by swirling ripples that suggest they are floating under water. Most of these shapes are a dark gray color similar to the background, but the one near the top left corner has white eyes and one white hand, and the one near the top right corner has white eyes and white skin with a dark flower-like shape on their forehead. The background also contains a faint pattern of overlapping scales.
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Provenance

The artist; the artist’s estate

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Bibliography

2023

  • Zulaga, Natalia and Gean Moren, eds. Belkis Ayón (exhibition catalogue). Miami: [NAME] Publications and David Castillo, 2023. Illustrated plate 16.

2024

  • Langdale, Shelley R. "Gifts and Acquisitions."Art for the Nation no. 68 (Spring 2024): 23-24, repro. 23.


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