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Sacred Blood

Sacred Blood

Artist/Maker (Chilean, b. 1955)
Date1990
MediumSerigraph
DimensionsImage: 16 1/8 × 12 1/4 in. (41 × 31.1 cm)
Sheet: 21 7/16 × 15 3/16 in. (54.5 × 38.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Cristina Delgado (OC 1980) and Stephen F. Olsen (OC 1979)
Object number1997.37.2
Status
On view
Copyright© Ismael FrigerioMore Information
Sacred Blood suggests the transformative power of immolation. Head raised and open-mouthed as if in ecstasy, a self-portrait of the artist appears engulfed by a field of blood-red flames. The reference to the blood of Christ here also grants the print a religious undertone.
Exhibition History
Religion, Ritual, and Performance in Modern and Contemporary Art
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 28, 2012 - May 26, 2013 )
Latin American and Latino Art at the Allen
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 2, 2014 - June 28, 2015 )
The Body, The Host: HIV / AIDS and Christianity
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 20, 2024 - December 15, 2024 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary
  • On View
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