Title: From the series Shaman Head, “Head IV”
Year: 2010
Technique: Andean textile, soft sculpture
Size: 98 x 47 x 34 cm
Bolivia 1944 – 2023. He studied architecture at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia, and then at the Vancouver School of Arts. He has exhibited in major biennials such as Venice (2001, 2009), Sao Paulo (1978, 1981, 1985), Paris (1982), and Havana (1986, 1999), Mercosur (2015).
He has participated in over 100 group and over 90 solo exhibitions, including at the Museum of Modern Art in La Paz; the Museum of Contemporary Art in Santiago, Chile; the Contemporary Art Museum in Caracas, Venezuela; and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey, Mexico.
He has won the first prize in painting at the INBO Biennial, Bolivia; the Grand Prize at the International Biennial of Santa Cruz; the Grand Prize of Konex Mercosur, Buenos Aires. His work can be found in collections such as the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach; Museum Villa Haiss, Germany; National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina.
The Chaman Head (“Shaman Head”) series began in the nineties after he returned from a trip across the Amazon, in the most remote areas of Bolivia. An avid collector of textiles, he brought the Andes and the Amazon together in his soft sculptures. He alludes to the power of Andean textiles and combines it with the wisdom of ancient Amazonian practices and his own knowledge on the matter. These soft textiles have been one of the many mediums he has used in his artwork focusing on land art and installations.
