Marta María Pérez Bravo
Marta María Pérez Bravo is a Cuban artist who is best known for her black-and-white self-portraiture, in which she often uses her own body as the central subject-object to express her own belief in and practice of Afro-Cuban religions, particularly Santeria and Palo Monte. Much of her art is informed by this practice, and engages with the themes of ritual, motherhood and femininity, expressed through the highly stylized posing of her body, which is placed in relation to personally and ritually significant objects in her self-portraits.
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- Based in
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Country
- Cuban
- Born
- Type
- Individual
About Marta María Pérez Bravo
Marta María Pérez Bravo is a Cuban artist who is best known for her black-and-white self-portraiture, in which she often uses her own body as the central subject-object to express her own belief in and practice of Afro-Cuban religions, particularly Santeria and Palo Monte. Much of her art is informed by this practice, and engages with the themes of ritual, motherhood and femininity, expressed through the highly stylized posing of her body, which is placed in relation to personally and ritually significant objects in her self-portraits.
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What medium does Marta María Pérez Bravo work in?
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Where is Marta María Pérez Bravo based?
Marta María Pérez Bravo is based in Mexico City, Mexico.
When was Marta María Pérez Bravo born?
Marta María Pérez Bravo was born in 1959.
What is Marta María Pérez Bravo's nationality?
Marta María Pérez Bravo is from Cuban.