Sandra Bermudez

Sandra Bermudez is perhaps best known for her self-portraiture in which she appears in pin-up like poses, yet creates a physical paradox: she removes all references to the reproductive ability of the body. An example of this kind of portraiture can be seen in works like Pink Orchid Landscape and White Orchid. Bermudez also creates playful and seductive works that reference contemporary body art and advertising, by using the classic design of “toile de jouy.” Additionally, Bermudez often uses close-up photography to isolate body parts from their immediate context, as exemplified in her ten-inch circular c-print series, Lips. Here, Bermudez questions assumptions about the power of the female body in popular culture, and explores public versus private aspects of the female existence. In her Wife sculptures, she delves into conventions associated with love and sex.

Bermudez has had solo shows in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and Bogota, and has exhibited in group exhibitions at museums in New Jersey, Miami, New York and Colombia, including shows at the Museo de Arte Universidad Nacional in Bogota and the Kuwait Art Foundation in Dubai. 

Courtesy of Vivian Horan Fine Art