The artwork features a vibrant tapestry-like composition with intricate embroidered designs. The dominant colors are red, blue, and green, which create a dynamic and playful visual aesthetic. The composition incorporates abstract shapes and patterns, evoking a sense of playfulness and imagination. The artist has employed a range of embroidery techniques, including bold line work and textural elements, to bring the piece to life. This contemporary textile art piece likely reflects the artist's personal expression or a broader commentary on themes of childlike wonder and the beauty of the natural world. ...
Amalia Pica’s practice, which includes sculpture, performance, installation, drawing and video, explores human communication, its failures and intimacy. Human modes of interaction, such as the desire to be understood and accepted, are central to her work. Pica uses found objects, like hair brushes, wine bottles and confetti, verbal and non-verbal linguistic tools, like texts and venn diagrams, out-dated means of communication, like shutter telegraphs and slide projectors. Her live performances are audience-driven, creating situations of encounters, awkward and real. Having been born during the 'Dirty War' in Argentina, Pica’s works further consider the issue of state control, history, representation and systems of bureaucracy. In her performances, she explores the ways civic participation can become a mode of resistance to political oppression across time and cultures. ...
Proyectos Ultravioleta was founded in Guatemala City in 2009 as an independent artist-run space, and has since established itself as a leading voice in contemporary art in Latin America and beyond.
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