Among the educational programs on display for Visionary Art Exhibition Show, an unrivaled talks & lectures program for visitors & artists feature the most established and respected. voices in contemporary art and culture of international artists and academic : Grimanesa Amorós (Art & Technology), Polyxene Kasda (Myth and Network), Sauro Cavallini (Large-scale sculptures), Rien Vorgers (Mosaic’s style). During the exhibit days the curator will award the Lifetime Achievement Award to them. Let’s go to know them better.
GRIMANESA AMORÓS, American, born in Lima Peru, she lives in New York City. She is an interdisciplinary light sculpture artist with diverse interests in the fields of social history, scientific research and critical theory. She makes use of sculpture, video, and light to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. She is TEDGlobal 2014 guest speaker, a recipient of NEA Visual Artist Fellowship, NEA Artist Travel Grant, Art In Embassies Program of the U.S. Grimanesa Amorós has often drawn upon important Peruvian cultural legacies for inspiration for her large-scale light installations. She often gives talks at museums and universities where her lectures not only attract future artists but students and faculty engaged with art, science and technology. Amorós, a lighting sculpture artist, has exhibited in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. She is in Lecce for her lectures about her artworks, light sculptures and videos on display (see screening room’s session).