Decoding the Purity of an Icon

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Decoding the Purity of an Icon
Paintings and Installations by Mexican-American artist Belinda Flores-Shinshillas in collaboration with the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation, the Arts Council of New Orleans and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. 

March 22 - May 14, 2018 

OPENING RECEPTION March 22 @ 6:00pm
Mexican Cultural Institute

The Webster's dictionary defines purity as "being free from or unmixed with any other matter". Decoding the Purity of an Icon is a series of 10 oil female portrait paintings on canvas and 2 installations thought by Flores-Shinshillas to convey the message of recording an individual's appearance and personality, using the tradition of Iconography for veneration of purity and spirituality beyond the representation of the feminine subject. These works of Art have been approached in a contemporary manner, making these portraits much more than pure representation. The exhibition is free and open to the public.














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