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"PYGMALION EFFECT XXVI" BY ALMUDENA RODRIGUEZ $7,880 2018 Spain Acrylic on Canvas, Fabric Collection #CAR050 W: 68.0" D: 1.25" H: 56.0" Extracting images, logos and slogans from popular culture, Almudena Rodriguez rearranges disparate signs in an attempt to map out a single vision determined not by original context but through aesthetic thought. In a series titled "Pygmalion Effect," the artist explores the popular psychological idea that greater expectations lead to better performance, questioning how an artist can influence the viewer’s perception. This mixed media on fabric work entitled "Pygmalion Effect XXVI" layers pop culture images and messages ranging from comic book illustrations to vibrant army fatigue patterns. Continued... 1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 773.235.1188 [email protected] P A G O D A R E D . C O M
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"PYGMALION EFFECT XXVI" BY ALMUDENA RODRIGUEZ$7,8802018 • Spain • Acrylic on Canvas, Fabric • Collection #CAR050

W: 68.0" D: 1.25" H: 56.0"

Extracting images, logos and slogans from popular culture, Almudena Rodriguez rearranges disparate signs in an

attempt to map out a single vision determined not by original context but through aesthetic thought. In a series titled

"Pygmalion Effect," the artist explores the popular psychological idea that greater expectations lead to better

performance, questioning how an artist can influence the viewer’s perception. This mixed media on fabric work entitled

"Pygmalion Effect XXVI" layers pop culture images and messages ranging from comic book illustrations to vibrant army

fatigue patterns. Continued...

1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 • 773.235.1188 • [email protected]

P A G O D A R E D . C O M

"PYGMALION EFFECT XXVI" BY ALMUDENA RODRIGUEZThe collision of cultural signifiers simultaneously soothes and overwhelms, and generates a dream world through which

the viewer must find their way out.

1740 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 • 773.235.1188 • [email protected]

P A G O D A R E D . C O M


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