Yvette Mayorga
Self Portrait of the Artist After Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 2025
textile, collage, stickers, gold flakes, silver flakes, pen, lace, buttons, acrylic nails, nail charms and acrylic piping on canvas
72 x 60 in
182.9 x 152.4 cm
182.9 x 152.4 cm
In this reference to a painting by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, the original subject, Madame Grand born in colonial India and labeled “l’Indienne” (“the Indian woman”), was exoticized and...
In this reference to a painting by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, the original subject, Madame Grand born in colonial India and labeled “l’Indienne” (“the Indian woman”), was exoticized and othered. Vigée Le Brun, one of few celebrated female artists in a male-dominated field, known for her portraits of noblewomen. By inserting her own face, Mayorga underscores the ongoing racial and gender marginalization in society.