SUSANA ESPINOSA
(Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1933 – San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2022)
Free-form encounter, 1999
Ceramic with oxides and enamel
MAB’s permanent collection (Donation from the artist)
Nature, fantastic creatures, and characters dynamically merge together in this ceramic sculpture. The artist’s choice of shape, composition, and color in this piece allude to the elements of earth, water, air, and fire. These are conceptualized as the cardinal points of maternal existence.