Untitled
signed and dated 2011 (lower left)
mixed media
24” x 18” (61 cm x 46 cm)

The child’s dress is a recurring image in Marina Cruz’s body of work. Although the subject is the same, thetreatment is always different, always evocative of a different emotion.

A classic case of “the medium is the message” is themanner in which the artist chooses to present the content contributes substantially to the way it is understood by the viewer. The image, seemingly taken immediately after the clothing was unearthed from storage, conveys that it is the actual object with its wrinkles- evidence of the passage of time- that Marina Cruz, the artist, values.