From an Italian word meaning “ to repent,” a pentimento is an instance in painting when traces of an artist’ s earlier decisions or mistakes are visible through the final layer(s) of paint. Using modes of confession, ekphrasis, and biblical persona, Pentimento excavates a queerness entangled in one’ s faith tradition. Whether seeking to understand his relationship to god, friends, or family, Garcia interrogates questions that arise on the path to self-acceptance. In “ Self-Portrait as a Virgin,” a biblical persona asks, “ How else are we to take words whole / in our mouths, except as they are given?” Concerned with naming, desire, love, and belonging, Pentimento is a response to a kind of annunciation, the almost supernatural calling of the artist to find words through which the self is free to move.
ASIN: 1625570678
VSKU: LFV.1625570678.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Garcia, Joshua
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Book is in very good condition. Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.