ATALANTE IV / CIRCO PARA EL PUEBLO, woodcut, Irving Herrera 2009

A volcanic portrait of feminine force, printed in scarlet and black — Herrera’s Atalante as a modern combatant. This searing version of CIRCO PARA EL PUEBLO pushes Irving Herrera’s visual universe into a bolder register. The luchadora figure, bare and unrepentant, stares upward with clenched arms shielding her chest — a gesture equal parts defence, defiance and declaration. The surrounding inscription repeats: QUIERO A OTRA MUJER QUE SEA COMO TÚ — an invocation looping around the body like a spell of solidarity or desire.

Technical Sheet
Title: ATALANTE IV /CIRCO PARA EL PUEBLO
Artist / Author: Irving Herrera
Date: 2009
Edition: 5/10
Signed: Yes (pencil, lower left)
Technique / Printing Method: Woodcut with screen-printed background
Medium / Materials: Black and red ink on cotton paper
Dimensions: 112 × 76 cm (sheet)
Condition: Excellent