Con flores a María. The Resignification of Images as a Strategy of Feminist Artivism
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https://doi.org/10.5944/etfvii.11.2023.36361Keywords:
Artivism; Feminism; Blasphemy; Iconoclasm; Transgression; Immaculate Conception; Virgin MaryAbstract
In 2018, within pre-electoral climate of the general elections, a work by the artist Charo Corrales suffered an iconoclastic act. It was the work entitled Con flores a María, where the artist presented her face instead of that of the Inmaculada Concepción de Aranjuez de Murillo. With the photomontage, Corrales is shown as an Inmaculada masturbating. The work was part of a collective exhibition under the title Maculadas sin remedio. In the present text the relations between art, transgression and iconoclasm are studied, understanding the resignification of religious images as a strategy of feminist artivism. In the first part, the key theoretical elements are provided to be able to carry out this type of analysis, as well as the pertinent definitions and clarifications regarding the concepts of transgression and blasphemy. Subsequently, the work of Corrales is analyzed in its context, to later show other artistic manifestations in which the figure of María is reinterpreted. Finally, a reflection on iconoclasm and censorship is carried out.
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