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| Parallel Journeys Flor Garduño - Cristina García Rodero - Mariana Yampolsky December 8, 2000 - January 27, 2001 Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery is opening an exhibition, Parallel Journeys, of three women artists who have in common powerful images of human life and ritual in their native countries, Mexico and Spain. Flor Garduño reveals the ceremony of the mask, as well as the humble faces that live behind them. She studied with Manuel Alvarez Bravo in her native Mexico, and like him captures the themes of faith and work, birth and burial in intensely haunting images. Portrayals of animal masks, a workman's treasure, or a young girl crowned with flowers all invite witness to another time. Flor studied visual art at the Antigua Academia de San Carlos, and has exhibited internationally in Europe, Mexico, South America and the United States. The Meadows Museum at SMU featured a one-person exhibition for her in 1993. Cristina García Rodero passionately celebrates religious and secular Spanish ritual. Her solemn expressions of funeral processions, acts of pentinence, and prayer are juxtaposed with the pagan, carnival atmosphere of street celebrations and everyday festivity. Rodero's vision of Spain is a composite of the diverse, alluding to the traditions of a pre-Christian culture while addressing more orthodox forms of Catholicism. Cristina was one of Spain's leading photographers during the post-Franco era and she offers a historic perspective that is in keeping with the democratic transition of the time (1974-1989). Earlier this year her photograhs were exhibited at the Meadows Museum. Mariana Yampolsky emphasizes the human element in her socially conscious depictions of her adopted Mexico. Images of rural life are respectfully and gracefully depicted with care. Her work functions as both art and documentation of a way of life that has endured for centuries. Both humble and powerful, Waiting for the Priest illuminates a casual moment in rural Mexico, that is without a doubt, timeless and enduring. From Chicago, Mariana left for Mexico in 1944 and joined the stream of artists inspired to live in a less materialistic society. There she was particularly influenced by her participation in the Taller de Gráfica Popular, a cooperative workshop of socially conscious printers and graphic artists in Mexico City. The opening reception, December 8, 2000 will feature an introduction to the exhibition at 7pm by María Teresa García-Pedroche, Head of Family Programs and Community Outreach, FINA Foundation Gallery, Dallas Museum of Art Press Images on Request |
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