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Anna María Maiolino — Ecce Homo
Anna María Maiolino

Ecce Homo

A striking woodcut print by Brazilian-Italian artist Anna Maria Maiolino, *Ecce Homo* employs bold, stark lines and the raw expressiveness of the woodcut medium to explore themes of human suffering and vulnerability. The work reflects Maiolino's engagement with the body and political consciousness, particularly resonant given its creation during Brazil's military dictatorship era. The contrast of carved marks against paper evokes both fragility and resistance, embodying the Latin phrase "Behold the Man" with quiet yet powerful intensity.

Medium
woodcut on paper

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Latin America

May 26, 2015

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Anna María Maiolino, Ecce Homo

A striking woodcut print by Brazilian-Italian artist Anna Maria Maiolino, *Ecce Homo* employs bold, stark lines and the raw expressiveness of the woodcut medium to explore themes of human suffering and vulnerability. The work reflects Maiolino's engagement with the body and political consciousness, particularly resonant given its creation during Brazil's military dictatorship era. The contrast of carved marks against paper evokes both fragility and resistance, embodying the Latin phrase "Behold the Man" with quiet yet powerful intensity.

Medium
woodcut on paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Brazilian Artist, Conceptual Art, Printmaking, Contemporary Artist, Protest Art, Paper, Figurative Art, Paper Medium, Woodcut, Political Art, Latin American Art, Religious Iconography, Female Artist, Human Figure, Black and White

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