Stand with us for women artists!

This Women’s History Month, stand up for women in the arts by becoming a NMWA member. You’ll be recognized on our 2025 Members’ List and receive outstanding perks to bring you closer to the art.

Join today!
NMWA Tickets
National Museum of Women in the Arts

Marisa Tellería-Díez

View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
Back to all blog posts

More than Meets the Eye: Surprising Materials
Posted: October 27, 2017
Category: Marisa Tellería-Díez
Several of the artists featured in NMWA’s collection galleries create works that seem to be at odds with their materials. In creating a paradox between subject and material, these artists...
Large, abstract sculpture, fabricated of rusted iron wires, conveys an organic form. At center is a mass of thin, tangled wires shaped into a thick disc, sitting on edge. From either side of the center disc a mass of slightly bent, thicker wires juts straight out.