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Ana Mendieta

Directing
36 years oldHavana, Cuba

Biography

Ana Mendieta (November 18, 1948 – September 8, 1985) was a Cuban-American performance artist, sculptor, painter and video artist who is best known for her "earth-body" artwork. Born in Havana, Mendieta left for the United States in 1961.

Personal Details

Born
November 18, 1948 - September 8, 1985 (age 36)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Havana, Cuba
Known For
Directing

Movies (50)

Ana Mendieta, Nature Inside

Ana Mendieta, Nature Inside

2015

Ana Mendieta: Fuego de Tierra
10.0

Ana Mendieta: Fuego de Tierra

as Self

1987

Esculturas Rupestres

Esculturas Rupestres

Director (Directing)

1981

Birth (Gunpowder Works)

Birth (Gunpowder Works)

Director (Directing)

1981

Untitled (Figura, Gunpowder en los cracks)

Untitled (Figura, Gunpowder en los cracks)

Director (Directing)

1981

Ochún

Ochún

Director (Directing)

1981

Isla, Untitled (Figura que parece Egypta)

Isla, Untitled (Figura que parece Egypta)

Director (Directing)

1981

Untitled: 'Silueta' of Sand

Untitled: 'Silueta' of Sand

Director (Directing)

1981

Ana Mendieta: Selected Performance Works (1973-1981)

Ana Mendieta: Selected Performance Works (1973-1981)

Director (Directing)

1981

Ana Mendieta: Selected Film Works

Ana Mendieta: Selected Film Works

Director (Directing)

1981

Fundamento Palo Monte (Silueta Series, Gunpowder Works)

Fundamento Palo Monte (Silueta Series, Gunpowder Works)

Director (Directing)

1980

Filmworks, August 1980 (La Ventosa and San Felipe, Mexico)

Filmworks, August 1980 (La Ventosa and San Felipe, Mexico)

Director (Directing)

1980

Rocas y Humo

Rocas y Humo

Director (Directing)

1980

Untitled: Silueta Series (Gunpowder Works)

Untitled: Silueta Series (Gunpowder Works)

Director (Directing)

1980

Volcán

Volcán

Director (Directing)

1979

Candle Ixchell, Black Ixchell Series (Black Ixchell Candle Ixchell)

Candle Ixchell, Black Ixchell Series (Black Ixchell Candle Ixchell)

Director (Directing)

1979

Untitled: 'Silueta' Sequence No. 3

Untitled: 'Silueta' Sequence No. 3

Director (Directing)

1979

Untitled: 'Silueta' Sequence No. 1

Untitled: 'Silueta' Sequence No. 1

Director (Directing)

1978

Silueta de Arena

Silueta de Arena

Director (Directing)

1978

Volcan de Arena, Silueta series (Volcán, Arena y Explosión)

Volcan de Arena, Silueta series (Volcán, Arena y Explosión)

Director (Directing)

1978

Untitled: 'Silueta' Sequence No. 2

Untitled: 'Silueta' Sequence No. 2

Director (Directing)

1978

Anima, Silueta de Cohetes (Firework Piece)

Anima, Silueta de Cohetes (Firework Piece)

Director (Directing)

1976

Burial of the Nanigo, (Woman Candle Silueta #2, New York Show)

Burial of the Nanigo, (Woman Candle Silueta #2, New York Show)

Director (Directing)

1976

Fire Silueta

Fire Silueta

Director (Directing)

1976

X-ray

X-ray

Director (Directing)

1975

Butterfly

Butterfly

Director (Directing)

1975

Alma, Silueta en Fuego

Alma, Silueta en Fuego

Director (Directing)

1975

Energy Charge

Energy Charge

Director (Directing)

1975

Silueta Sangrienta

Silueta Sangrienta

Director (Directing)

1975

Heart of Rock with Blood

Heart of Rock with Blood

Director (Directing)

1975

Blood Inside Outside

Blood Inside Outside

Director (Directing)

1975

Flower Silueta

Flower Silueta

Director (Directing)

1975

Black Angel

Black Angel

as Self

1975

Blood Writing

Blood Writing

as Self

1974

Ocean Bird (Washup)

Ocean Bird (Washup)

as Self

1974

Blood Sign

Blood Sign

as Self

1974

Body Tracks
3.0

Body Tracks

1974

Weather Balloon, Feathered Balloon

Weather Balloon, Feathered Balloon

Director (Directing)

1974

Dog

Dog

Director (Directing)

1974

Silueta del Laberinto (Laberinth Blood Imprint)

Silueta del Laberinto (Laberinth Blood Imprint)

Director (Directing)

1974

Grass Breathing
2.0

Grass Breathing

Director (Directing)

1974

Mirage

Mirage

as Self

1974

Creek

Creek

as Self

1974

Untitled

Untitled

1974

Burial Pyramid

Burial Pyramid

as Self

1974

Untitled Silueta

Untitled Silueta

Director (Directing)

1974

Blood + Feathers

Blood + Feathers

as Self

1974

Moffitt Building Piece

Moffitt Building Piece

Director (Directing)

1973

Parachute

Parachute

Director (Directing)

1973

Sweating Blood

Sweating Blood

as Self

1973