• Maria Jose Aguilar Gutierrez
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Rose (Rosa), 2000.

In the wood titled Rose, anecdotally the real name of the model, the petalless rose represents not only femininity and lost innocence, but also responds to a well- known phrase by poet Federico Garcia Lorca, "Youth is a rose that dies." The plant which appears in the right background, popularly known as Adam’s Rib, symbolises the masculine.

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Ai Shan 01 Mar 2010

Very beautiful work!