Olga de Amaral. Fondation Cartier Paris
Olga de Amaral (1932, Bogota) is pushing boundaries of textile art, experimenting with materials, scales and techniques to create large-scale, three-dimensional works with complex structures.
Olga de Amaral is a leading figure on the Colombian art scene and one of the most important textile artist of her generation.
The first major retrospective of her works at Fondation Cartier, brings together 80 works dating from the 1960s to the present day, many of which have never been shown outside Colombia.
The exhibition takes a fresh, comprehensive look at her work, revealing the full richness of her practice.
Weaving the landscape
Gran muro (Great Wall) and Muro en rojos (Wall in red), monochrome rectangular strips of different lengths and thicknesses.
The composition of “Shady Cliffs” is based on a moiré effect: the woven strips are joined together vertically.
Brumas
The Brumas series consist of thousands of cotton threads coated with gesso and finished with acrylic paint. Brumas appear as metaphorical representation of water and air.
Explorations
The richness of Olga de Amaral’s explorations over the past five decades , from the earlies works of the 1960s to the artist most recent creations.
Estelas
Estelas series, the gilded stelae are made up of a woven structure of very stiff cotton covered by a thick layer of gesso followed by acrylic paint and gold leaf. Estelas are reminiscent of monumental funerary and votive sculptures found at the great Pre-Columbian archaeological sites. A mythical and timless legand.
ft. and video / IN Places
until 16 March, 2025
