Saints and Demons Opening Reception

Sergio Villamizar - MFA Exhibition
December 4 – 15

Sergio Villamizar’s Saints and Demons Series is a critical examination of political and cultural righteousness in contemporary America. The artist is concerned about social and political issues within contemporary mainstream, modern America such as unrestrained capitalism, consumerism, zealous nationalism, and xenophobia. His work is a critique of American values, class iconography, and branding. He is drawing a parallel between the Christian religious myth of the saints and our contemporary, secular, superhero mythos by borrowing from 13-16th century European image structures and motifs, as well as contemporary comic books, together with constructs that support intent toward propaganda, persuading the audience to see the immediacy or impact of the message.