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Powerful Female Icon The subject of my paper is a painting called “Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe” by Yolanda Lopez. In her artwork Yolanda Lopez is giving us a statement, that she has overcome dependencies of the past; she has become strong, fearless, emancipated, and does so by comparison of herself and the Virgin of Guadalupe painting. The message says that women are not inferior to men that they can find their happiness and freedom if they try. The running woman on Lopez’s drawing, in my opinion, is to be an artist herself, not only because of the title “Our Lady of Guadalupe: Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe”, but also of imagination and characteristic attributes. When viewing the picture it seems that she is running forward. It seems that she has defeated some kind of laws or limitations and now she won the battle. There is a large blue oval behind her with gleaming rays coming out from the center of the oval. I view that oval as a symbol of salvation and safeness. Because of this iconic background it makes me want to trust and believe her. The pink dress with a black belt around her waist makes her look more feminine. Dark – blue cloak with yellow stars over her