Original artwork description:

Imelda Marcos (Manila, July 2, 1929)
Known as the “Iron Butterfly" or "Iron Butterfly". Of Japanese and Spanish origin, he grew up in a high class family, linked to Filipino politics. From a very young age, I participated as Miss Manila, which she lost, but the mayor was in charge of naming her "Musa de Manila". Also known for its exquisite taste of art (it had an approximate collection of 156 works including Van Gogh, Goya, Miro, Monet and Miguel Angel) and also has a large collection of shoes and jewelry. Imelda has been a cultural icon within the Philippines, creating in this way a celebrity image that politics. Many critics consider that the status that the population has granted to the former first lady demonstrates the level of ignorance of the new generations, because according to them, this position that integrates it into popular culture is basically to forget all the atrocities committed by it and her husband Ferdinand Marcos, that is, granting her forgiveness, for all her crimes, to release her from all responsibility for them, while her supporters maintain that it is a deserved status, for being part of the culture and history of the Philippines. According to Forbes, Imelda Marcos had a fortune of 5,000 million dollars in 2013, the third richest person in the country. Represented with a hat shoe and behind the contrast of the poverty of the Philippines.

Materials used:

Acrylic and ink

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