Plattsburgh State Art Museum Collection Spotlight: The Artist Marisol

[Edith Ellis]

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Image caption: Marisol, *Untitled (self-portrait)*, ca. 1970, cast acrylic,
Plattsburgh State Art Museum Collection, 2005.3.7

Marisol (Venezuelan-American, 1930-2016), a Pop artist, is most well known
for her assemblage sculptures that pulled subversive messages from the
pages of magazines such as *Life* and *Time*. These sculptures – often made
from wood, casts of her own body, and found objects – were easily
identifiable because of their cultural references, making Marisol’s work
wildly popular.

The sculpture from the Plattsburgh State Art Museum collection pictured
here, *Untitled (self-portrait),* marks a sharp departure from the work for
which Marisol is commonly known. It marks a period when the artist,
frustrated by the war in Vietnam and the state of police violence at home,
abandoned the New York art scene and traveled to remote locations around
the world where she learned to scuba dive. The sculptures that resulted
from this period capture not only the alluring beauty of the ocean but were
also influenced by cultural politics and the growing environmental movement
in the 1970s.

This and other artworks relating to social and environmental politics are
currently on display in the Myers Building, room 232. If you are interested
in learning more about the Plattsburgh State Art Museum collection, please
contact Kara Jefts at kara.jefts at plattsburgh.edu for information on how to
set up a visit, event, or class.
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