Wikipedia Entry
Zilia Sánchez Domínguez was a Cuban-born, Puerto Rico-based abstract painter, sculptor, and arts educator. She started her career as a set designer for theatre groups in Cuba before the Cuban Revolution, eventually moving to New York to work as an abstract painter. She moved again to San Juan in 1971, living there for the remainder of her life and career. Sánchez Domínguez blurred the lines between sculpture and painting by creating canvases layered with three dimensional protrusions and shapes. Her works are minimal in color and have erotic overtones.
Artworks by Zilia Sánchez
Zilia Sánchez, Sin título (Untitled), 1971
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Acrylic on canvas
Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora and Latin American and Latinx
© Zilia Sánchez. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co., New York
Zilia Sánchez, Sin título from the series Topología erótica, 1970
artwork
Acrylic on canvas
100 Highlights, Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora, and Latin American and Latinx
© Zilia Sánchez. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co., New York
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