Archive for April, 2008

Rubens Ghenov (7m28s)

Rubens Ghenov on his folkloric drawings, intertwining symbols from his native Brazil to that of his current residence in the US. Done in charcoal and ink, Ghenovs work develops into narrative as he explores his own faith and connection to spirituality.

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Kukuli Velarde (9m53s)

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Kukuli Velarde references the pre-Columbian imagery of her native Peru to explore issues of colonization, as well as personal issues such as aging. Known and respected as a ceramics artist for works like her Isichapuitu series, which involved 74 variations on a 2,000 year-old Huastecan statue, Velarde now lives at Norris Square in Philadelphia, where for the last few years she has been exploring herself as a painter—a thing she once thought she would never do again.
kukulivelarde.com, Saatchi Collection
Kukuli Velarde - from Plunder Me, Baby series Kukuli Velarde - from Plunder Me, Baby series  Kukuki Velarde - Group of Isichapuitu, Ceramic peices Kukuli Velarde - Virgin Bride from Isichapuitu series Kukuli Velarde - Nak\'Aq Archangel, in the name of God?, oil on aluminum plate 6ftx4ft, Cadavers Series Carta A Mi Padre, oil on aluminum plate 6ftx4ft, Cadavers Series






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