2023, clay sculpture, gold plaited chains, gold plated pendents, amulets, 26” x 12” x 4”
ELEGY is part of my series Embroidered Allegories, which was a result of my Artist Research Fellowship at the Hispanic Society Museum and Library, for which I received a Project Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts.
Gold plated chains, crystals, cut glass on clay
2019, clay sculpture, glass beads, crystal, chains, metal beads 10” w x 10” d x 26” h
2013, chains, clay, 36” h x 6' w x 7" d
American Embassy in Monterey, Mexico
Encadenados II is one of three sculptures acquired by the Art in Embassies Program. My sculptures are included in the art collection of the new American Embassy in Monterey, Mexico.
https://art.state.gov/personnel/esperanza_cortes/
2013, glass beads on clay, metal beads, metal base, 24” h x 12” d x 12” w
American Embassy in Monterey, Mexico
November 22 is the date of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It is also my birthday. That coincidence formed and marked my political and esthetic views.
https://art.state.gov/personnel/esperanza_cortes/
2022, chain covered clay sculpture, glass beads, crystal beads, glass amulets, found necklace, 20” x 20” x 4”
COLONIAL NECKLACE is part of my series Embroidered Allegories, which was a result of my Artist Research Fellowship at the Hispanic Society Museum and Library, for which I received a Project Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts.
2013, chains, clay, metal base, 22” h x 12” w x 12” d
American Embassy in Monterey, Mexico
Encadenados I is one of three sculptures acquired by the Art in Embassies Program. My sculptures are included in the art collection of the new American Embassy in Monterey, Mexico.
https://art.state.gov/personnel/esperanza_cortes/
Clay sculpture, glass beads, silver chain, 5’ h x 4” w x 4” d
The black heart mourns the Indigenous and African populations massacred for the retrieval of wealth. Pointing to the cruel system of oppression and violence that is carried out by mineral industries, whether they are mining gold in Brazil, blood diamonds in Sierra Leone, or emeralds in Colombia.
2022, clay sculpture, brass chains, crystals, amulets, 30” x 22” x 4”
EL PODER part of my series Embroidered Allegories, which was a result of my Artist Research Fellowship at the Hispanic Society Museum and Library, for which I received a Project Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts.
Corazón Plateado/ Silver Heart, 2012 glass beads on clay sculpture, chain, 7h x 4” w x 4” d