María Cortés
My World, 2023
Acrylic, beads, and collage on paper
78 × 63 cm
∞. María Cortés. 2023 on the reverse
María Cortés
My World is the artist’s second collage and a deeply autobiographical work. It brings together the realms that define her identity: antiques, museums, books, magazines, and fashion. Everything appears deconstructed,...
My World is the artist’s second collage and a deeply autobiographical work. It brings together the realms that define her identity: antiques, museums, books, magazines, and fashion. Everything appears deconstructed, as if different layers of her life overlapped in a dreamlike, sophisticated composition.
The antiques evoke her childhood surrounded by art objects; the museums recall her professional years selling Old Masters to collectors and institutions; the magazines reference the art publishing house she once directed; and the female figure—standing tall like a goddess—embodies beauty, strength, and creativity.
The dress, covered with beads from old necklaces, alludes to her period as a jewelry designer, when her creations were shown several times at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week.
This collage thus serves as a symbolic self-portrait: a personal universe where art, fashion, and memory intertwine.
The antiques evoke her childhood surrounded by art objects; the museums recall her professional years selling Old Masters to collectors and institutions; the magazines reference the art publishing house she once directed; and the female figure—standing tall like a goddess—embodies beauty, strength, and creativity.
The dress, covered with beads from old necklaces, alludes to her period as a jewelry designer, when her creations were shown several times at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week.
This collage thus serves as a symbolic self-portrait: a personal universe where art, fashion, and memory intertwine.