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Rafaela de Ascanio, No tree survives alone in the forest. When one tree falls ill, we all send food. For if one tree dies, the canopy is broken

Rafaela de Ascanio

No tree survives alone in the forest. When one tree falls ill, we all send food. For if one tree dies, the canopy is broken
Underglaze and Glaze on Stoneware
H 55 x W 45 cm
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De Ascanio’s paintings and sculptures work in tandem, compiling layers of iconography and exchanging symbols to explore the female experience through differing processes. Her paintings have a tropical colour palette,...
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De Ascanio’s paintings and sculptures work in tandem, compiling layers of iconography and exchanging symbols to explore the female experience through differing processes. Her paintings have a tropical colour palette, attributed to her early years spent in the volcanic Canary Islands. She hand builds clay into anatomical forms that are glazed with flowing circular narratives and fired to create enduring stone bodies.

De Ascanio portrays the female in defiant guises, empowering both her and the viewer. Images emerge from autobiographical events, fantastical symbols from sci-fi film and literature, esoteric pagan practices, and ‘fire and brimstone’ altarpieces. Disrupting the patriarchal narratives propagated throughout art history, she revisualises the female as the protagonist and leader, with sexual ownership, and psychological resilience.
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