Artwork Information – Rica Fuentes Martinez

Das Parlament
Tusche auf bedrucktem Papier, 21 x 29,7 cm, Wien 2021

Brust II
Bleistift, Tusche auf Papier 30 x 40 cm, Wien 2021

Brust III. Love is Magic oder Wir verneigen uns vor Euch, oh heilige Baubo, großartige Vulva!
Tusche und Aquarell auf blauem Spezialpapier mit Körnung 42 x 59,4 cm, Wien 2024

About my Work:
„Rica Fuentes Martínez’s work spans drawing, watercolor, and crocheted objects, exploring the intersections of biology, history, and socio-political critique. She meticulously illustrates complex systems, from various types of neurons and human digestive tracts to the footprint of a beetle. A strong feminist lens critiques patriarchal structures; she addresses the marginalization of the female gender by referencing the healing power of the vulva (“Brust III”) and the history of genital mutilation (“Brust II”). Her drawings often merge anatomical or biological imagery with systemic critiques, such as depicting the parliament’s floor plan as male genitalia or linking the invention of the postal service to the origins of capitalism. Her crocheted objects bring microscopic life, like bacteriophages, and complex anatomy into tangible, sculptural forms.“

2025, Mag.art Dr. phil Annette Tesarek (Ludwig Boltzmann Institut, Artist & Curator) 

Rica Fuentes Martinez
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Short Bio: Rica Fuentes Martinez geboren 1977 in Barcelona, lebt und arbeitet in Wien als bildende Künstlerin. Lehrgang mit Diplom Fotografie, Kolleg mit Diplom Mediengestaltung, außerordentliches Studium an der Akademie der bildendenden Künste (Klasse Kontextuelle Malerei, Ashley Hans Scheierl – Jakob Lena Knebl).