MARIA VILLOTE
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holy water, CLASSIC WHITe
Imported Bottles of Eskinol Whitening Skin Cleanser, Plexiglass Shelving, LED Fixtures on Wood Panels
Sculpture, Installation
​2023

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PANAHON PA NI MAGELLAN
Polyvinyl Acetate Skin Grafts, Ink, Make-Up Foundation on Wood, Concrete Blocks
Sculpture, Installation
2023

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SHOO FLY, DON'T BOTHER ME  (PAMBUGAW/FLY-WHISK)
Five Deconstructed Made in USA American Stick Flags, Found Wood Base, Metal Flag Mount, Oil
Sculpture
2023

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THE WORLD'S MINE OYSTER
Philippine Made Wood Souvenirs Concentrically Painted with Various Pearlescent Acrylics
Sculpture
2023

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NA TUMBA TUMBA NA
Found Butaka Chair, Wood, Oil
Sculpture
2023

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PAMBUGAW (FLY -WHISK)
Deconstructed American Flags on Stick
Sculpture, Video (Stills)
​2021

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BROWN ON THE OUTSIDE, WHITE ON THE INSIDE
Coconut Shells, Whitening Beauty Soap 
​Sculpture
​2019

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COCONUT
Oil on Wood Souvenir
​Painting, Sculpture
​2019

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INTANGIBLE VALUE
Mixed Media, Oil, Metal Spring-Loaded Bar Wood Rat Trap
​Painting, Sculpture, Installation
​Size: Variable
2019

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HIGH HORSE
Wood, Coconut Shells, Whitening Beauty Soap, Western-Style Horizontal Cowboy Spur, Leather
Sculpture, Installation
Size: Variable
​2018-Ongoing

A subtle deconstructed kudkuran ng niyog, a traditional implement used to scrape and grate the thick and tough white meat off of mature coconuts.

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BAHAY NA BATO (STONE HOUSE)
Polyvinyl Acetate Skin Grafts, Ink, Make-Up Foundation on Wood​
​Painting, Sculpture, Installation
​Size: Variable
​2016

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BLISTER
Polyvinyl Acetate Skin Graft, Make-up Concealer, and Ink, on plexiglass.
​Painting, Sculpture
​2015

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FAÇADE
Polyvinyl Acetate Full Body Skin Graft on Wood​
​Painting, Sculpture
​2011

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ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Oil on Reclaimed Timber
Painting, Sculpture
36”x30”x21”
2009

A representation of the symbiotic relationship between humans, plants, and animals and our insatiable appetite for consumption. — with humans, plants, and animals.

​I’m interested in the human experience, symbiosis, and the vicissitudes of the interaction between the work and the viewer/consumer. In the construct of a hyperreality and the use of metaphors and parallels, I try to seduce my audience, playing on their expectations and assumptions based on their preconceived notions. Through the lure and allure, I pull the viewer in hoping that their experience and understanding of the work will unfold into a dialectic gaze.

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