Directing · b. 1948 · Havana, Cuba

Ana Mendieta

Biography

Ana Mendieta (November 18, 1948 – September 8, 1985) was a Cuban-American performance artist, sculptor, painter and video artist who is best known for her "earth-body" artwork. Born in Havana, Mendieta left for the United States in 1961.

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Ana Mendieta: Selected Performance Works (1973-1981) 1981 Ana Mendieta: Selected Film Works 1981 Birth (Gunpowder Works) 1981 Esculturas Rupestres 1981 Untitled: 'Silueta' of Sand 1981 Ochún 1981 Untitled (Figura, Gunpowder en los cracks) 1981 Isla, Untitled (Figura que parece Egypta) 1981 Fundamento Palo Monte (Silueta Series, Gunpowder Works) 1980 Untitled: Silueta Series (Gunpowder Works) 1980 Rocas y Humo 1980 Filmworks, August 1980 (La Ventosa and San Felipe, Mexico) 1980 Volcán 1979 Untitled: 'Silueta' Sequence No. 3 1979 Candle Ixchell, Black Ixchell Series (Black Ixchell Candle Ixchell) 1979 Untitled: 'Silueta' Sequence No. 1 1978 Untitled: 'Silueta' Sequence No. 2 1978 Silueta de Arena 1978 Volcan de Arena, Silueta series (Volcán, Arena y Explosión) 1978 Anima, Silueta de Cohetes (Firework Piece) 1976 Burial of the Nanigo, (Woman Candle Silueta #2, New York Show) 1976 Fire Silueta 1976 Black Angel 1975 Alma, Silueta en Fuego 1975 Silueta Sangrienta 1975 Energy Charge 1975 Butterfly 1975 X-ray 1975 Blood Inside Outside 1975 Flower Silueta 1975 Heart of Rock with Blood 1975 Blood + Feathers 1974 Blood Sign 1974 Untitled 1974 Creek 1974 Mirage 1974 Silueta del Laberinto (Laberinth Blood Imprint) 1974 Weather Balloon, Feathered Balloon 1974 Blood Writing 1974 Ocean Bird (Washup) 1974 Body Tracks 1974 Grass Breathing 1974 Dog 1974 Burial Pyramid 1974 Untitled Silueta 1974 Parachute 1973 Moffitt Building Piece 1973 Door Piece 1973 Sweating Blood 1973 Chicken Movie, Chicken Piece 1972 Untitled 1971
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