Ana Mendieta was born in Havana in 1948, although she had to emigrate to the United States suddenly at the age of 12. She was in Iowa that she began her academic and artistic training on the path of expressionism.
Her work can be considered multidisciplinary because it covered areas such as video, photography, or sculpture. It stands out for its controversial issues and the use of the female body, which it channels through nature.
She entered the Intermedia Program and Center for New Performing Arts, practiced performance and body art. She was one of the artists who most promoted these modalities along with land art, art in the land, or nature.
Her work can be considered multidisciplinary because it covered areas such as video, photography, or sculpture. It stands out for its controversial issues and the use of the female body, which it channels through nature.
She entered the Intermedia Program and Center for New Performing Arts, practiced performance and body art. She was one of the artists who most promoted these modalities along with land art, art in the land, or nature.
