Maximo Laura (Ayacucho, Peru), is an award winning tapestry weaver internationally recognized as one of South America´s pre-eminent and most unique textile artists. He is a consultant, designer and lecturer on art and contemporary Andean textile design. His work is the integration and synthesis of ancestral weaving techniques, symbols, memories, myths and rituals with contemporary art. […]
Estan todos invitados a la exposicion SINCHI ÑAWI (Eterna Visión). Esta Muestra “Sinchi Ñawi” es mi gratitud a estas tierras de espíritu Milenario y este tiempo que me tocó vivir por medio de fibras y colores. Sinchi Ñawi es una combinación de 2 voces quechuas (del que soy nativo),
En el Mundo Andino el Amor es un generoso regalo de la vida; sublime, complicado y una dualidad natural y complementaria cimentada en la solidaridad y fe. Para el amor se tienen ritos y ofrendas, que conducen a conocer, reconocer y encaminar hacia las alas del amor; estamos frente a los PRESENTIMIENTOS DEL AMOR.
We would love to invite all visitors to the exhibition “Extreme Fibers: Textile Icons and the New Edge” which will be featufing three of my tapestries.
“Game Changers: Fiber Art Masters and Innovators” features the work of a select few artists who have continually pushed the boundaries of their medium over the course of their careers. In exploring the advances in fiber art of the past and present, “Game Changers” provides fertile ground for speculation over future innovations.
Michael Rickley-Lancaster and Roberta Morand give us a tour of the exhibition.