Mona Lisa Deaf

11 × 14 inches
Oil on canvas
2011
SOLD

Description

Mona Lisa Deaf reimagines Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Mona Lisa through a Deaf cultural and visual perspective. By placing Deaf identity within one of the most recognizable images in Western art history, the painting challenges the historical absence and marginalization of Deaf perspectives within dominant cultural narratives.

The work serves as an affirmation of Deaf identity, culture, and visibility. It invites viewers to recognize Deafness not as a limitation or deficit, but as a distinct cultural and linguistic experience. By reclaiming and transforming a familiar image from the Western art canon, Mona Lisa Deaf asserts the presence, dignity, and artistic voice of Deaf people within art history.