Maria E. Piñeres
Encyclopedia
Maria E. Piñeres is a Colombia
-born American
artist who lives and works in Los Angeles
, CA
. She is represented by DCKT Contemporary
in New York City
and Walter Maciel Gallery
in Los Angeles
where she will have her third solo exhibition in early 2011. Her work, mostly embroidery, has been exhibited at the Museum of Art & Design in New York City
.
She has also devoted much of her time for a series of embroidered Celebrity Mugshots which was exhibited widely. The series of celebrity mugshots includes portraits of Mel Gibson
, Paris Hilton
, and Michael Jackson
. Her interest in them being that the celebrites are devoid of stylists and full of real emotions. These images depict humanity in these often idealized celebrities.
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
-born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
artist who lives and works in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, CA
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She is represented by DCKT Contemporary
DCKT Contemporary
Founded in 2002, by Dennis Christie and Ken Tyburski, DCKT Contemporary is a contemporary art gallery based in New York's Lower East Side. The gallery represents emerging and established contemporary artists. Its programming ranges from, but is not limited to, painting and sculpture to video art...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Walter Maciel Gallery
Walter Maciel Gallery
Walter Maciel Gallery is an art gallery founded in 2005, located at 2642 S. La Cienega Boulevard, in the Culver City Art District in Los Angeles, California, United States. Walter Maciel worked as a gallery director in San Francisco for more than thirteen years before he moved to Southern...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
where she will have her third solo exhibition in early 2011. Her work, mostly embroidery, has been exhibited at the Museum of Art & Design in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Embroidery Work
The embroidered work of Piñeres often consists of imagery taken from vintage erotic magazines combined with illustrious textile design.She has also devoted much of her time for a series of embroidered Celebrity Mugshots which was exhibited widely. The series of celebrity mugshots includes portraits of Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
, Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
, and Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
. Her interest in them being that the celebrites are devoid of stylists and full of real emotions. These images depict humanity in these often idealized celebrities.