AMELIA FAIS HARNAS CUEVA
  • Wine Stains
    • Merism
    • Drink a Measure Round
    • Experiments
    • nomakeup
    • Drunk Politics
    • Razzle Dazzle
    • Familiarity Series
    • Dinner Party
    • Kindling
    • Damiani Wine Stains
    • Embroidered Wine Stains
  • Other Work
    • Rite Mendica
    • Histology Series
    • Deeply Held
    • Skateboard Art
    • Shrine Calendar
    • Shrine Series
    • Venus and Mercury
    • Sketchbook
  • Bio
  • Statements
  • Contact

drink a measure round

2019
Hamlet | made with Bogle’s “Phantom” 2014 • Red Blend | 48" x 36"
Puck | made with Spellbound 2016 • Petite Sirah | 48" x 36"
Falstaff | made with Casillero del Diablo 2015 • Cabernet Sauvignon | 48" x 36"
Macbeth | made with 19 Crimes 2017 • Shiraz | 48" x 36"
Feste | made with Bully Hill’s “Ol’ Mischief” 2017 • Red Blend | 48" x 36"
Ophelia | made with Long Point’s “Ciera” • 2015 • Rosé & Bogle’s “Phantom” • 2014 • Red Blend | 48" x 36"
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In the nine years I have spent creating portraits using red wine, this is the first time I have dedicated specific bottles of wine for each portrait. I paired six beloved and/or bemoaned Shakespeare characters with red wine based on symbolic connectors: a phantom for Hamlet, a devil for Falstaff, magic for Puck. For Ophelia, not only did I use a very dark rosé to represent her fragility, but I added a splash of the wine I used for Hamlet to link the two.
In addition, I had the all-too-simple realization that acting is essentially one person posing as other people. So, I turned to my dear friend Alexander Sovronsky (actor, musician, and Shakespeare scholar) to choose six characters and to be the model for each one, to which he also suggested portraying them with archetypal symbols (Hamlet and poor Yorick’s skull, Falstaff guzzling booze).
Special Thanks:
Alexander Sovronsky | muse & model | alexandersovronsky.com
Nile Scott | photographer | nilescottstudios.com
Maggie Hall | photographer | maggiehallphoto.com

Jennifer Anstey and Capital Repertory Theatre for making the first exhibit of this series possible.
© Amelia Fais Harnas Cueva, 2003 - 2023
  • Wine Stains
    • Merism
    • Drink a Measure Round
    • Experiments
    • nomakeup
    • Drunk Politics
    • Razzle Dazzle
    • Familiarity Series
    • Dinner Party
    • Kindling
    • Damiani Wine Stains
    • Embroidered Wine Stains
  • Other Work
    • Rite Mendica
    • Histology Series
    • Deeply Held
    • Skateboard Art
    • Shrine Calendar
    • Shrine Series
    • Venus and Mercury
    • Sketchbook
  • Bio
  • Statements
  • Contact