Peru’s artists are as diverse as their landscape, representing the different corners of the country from the Amazon jungle to the Andes to the sprawling metropolis of Lima. Our guide takes you on a journey through the eyes and paintings of Peru’s most polished and well-known artists. Here are those that everyone should know.
Grimanesa Amorós
Grimanesa Amorós, born in Lima, Peru, is an artist well-known for large scale light sculpture installations. Her work incorporates elements from sculpture, video, lighting, and technology to create eye-catching and progressive art forms.
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).
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Visiting artist lecture with Grimanesa Amorós, an interdisciplinary artist with diverse interests in the fields of social history, scientific research and critical theory. Through her art she conveys an ephemeral wonder, often drawing inspiration from Peruvian cultural legacies. Her sculpture, video and large-scale light-based installations illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. Amorós has exhibited her work in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America, and was a guest speaker of TEDGlobal 2014, a recipient of NEA Visual Artist Fellowship, NEA Artist Travel Grant, and the U.S. Art In Embassies Program.
Grimanesa Amorós visited Parsons School of Art and Design for a Visiting Artist Lecture on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
VISIONARY ART EXHIBITION
Opening: Lecture and Artist Talk, May 14th at 6 PM (18:00)
MIRANDA and OCUPANTE video will be on view from May 14th – 27th
PALAZZO VERNAZZA CASTROMEDIANO Vico Vernazza 8, 73100 Lecce, Italy
The Visionary Art Exhibition will be held at the Palazzo Vernazza Castromediano in Puglia / Lecce. The event is realized in collaboration with the Institution of Lecce’s Municipality.
The Artist Talk and Lecture programs feature the most established and respected voices in contemporary art. During the lecture, the curator Dores Sacquegna will award Grimanesa Amorós with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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“The exceptional venue of Palazzo Castromediano Vernazza in Lecce, a beautiful and baroque town located in Apulia, will be the setting of VISIONARY ART SHOW.
Visionary Art Show is the only one in the world Contemporary Art Exhibition & Show all together and has the attributes of a Biennial and the set direction and script as a Visionary Film.
VISIONARY ART SHOW is an exclusive exhibition-event, taking place outside the usual contemporary art contexts, intended to encourage an authentic dialogue between artists, the audience and art professionals, which wishes to emphasize the quality of the artistic discourse in the contemporary sphere.” (https://visionaryartshow.live/about/)
Famous Artists Share Their Childhood Art In Support Of Arts Education
“My Kid Could Do That” underscores the importance of arts education in under-funded communities.
By Priscilla Frank Grimanesa Amorós’ “Snowland” (1972), made with pastel on paper when she was 9.
Growing up as a child in Lima, Peru, Amorós would often fantasize about the snow she’d only seen in pictures and movies. Unable to physically experience the magic of snow, the only way she could express her fascination was through art. Using pastels, she was able to illustrate a scene of a frigid winter. Her sweet naiveté is found in the pinks and yellows of the painted trees, unaware that they would have been barren.Read the article at the link below: www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/projectart-kids-art_us_5901f287e4b081a5c0fb4ee7 Read more here: Galerie Magazine Article by Jacqueline TerrebonneHuffPost“HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post and sometimes abbreviated HuffPo)is a liberal American news and opinion website and blog that now has both localized and international editions. It was founded in 2005 by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women’s interests, and local news.
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Timeless Motion (in Life and Light) 2016, 3D Rendering
GRIMANESA AMORÓS TIMELESS MOTION(in Life and Light)#timelessmotion #grimanesaamoros #cindychao #BiennaledesAntiquaires @cindy_chao@grimanesaamoros
September 9th – 18th, 2016 at The Grand Palais Booth P04, 3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower Paris, France
“Timeless Motion (in Life and Light),” a site-specific installation by artist Grimanesa Amorós in collaboration with CINDY CHAO The Art Jewel, will be on view at Grand Palais in Paris, during the Biennale des Antiquaires . The piece will serve as a striking setting to Chao’s 12 new masterful art jewels.
The atmospheric, ephemeral quality of the setting is further reinforced with a slow movement of lights, which reflect on Chao’s art jewels making each piece come alive. Viewing jewels in this environment thus aims to transcend a purely aesthetic experience and become a meditation on the theme of nature and life.
After Biennale des Antiquaires, “Timeless Motion (in Life and Light)” will travel internationally with the first stop at the LONG MUSEUM, Shanghai China. Other destinations will include Taipei, Hong Kong, Moscow, and Dubai.
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Check out Robb Report’s article post on light sculpture installation Pink Lotus at The Peninsula New York. The post is very informative and talks about Grimanesa Amorós conceptional inspiration in creating the artwork for Breast Cancer Awareness month.
The project was supported by The Peninsula New York, SHARE, and Circa 1881.
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Artist Grimanesa Amorós Creates Large-Scale Light Sculpture at The Peninsula New York
By ROBB REPORT STAFFNEW YORK – PINK LOTUS, a large-scale, site-specific light sculpture by artist Grimanesa Amorós, will be installed on the façade of The Peninsula New York in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2014 October. The light sculpture is part of “The Art of Pink,” an international, Breast Cancer Awareness Month arts initiative sponsored by The Peninsula hotels worldwide. PINK LOTUS has been exclusively curated for The Peninsula New York by Circa 1881.
As in all of her work, Amorós’ PINK LOTUS light sculpture will create a dialogue with the existing architecture and the history of the site. The dramatic composition will provide the public with a unique visual experience created by the LED lighting. The beauty and spiritual symbolism of the Lotus Flower are certain to make the PINK LOTUS one of the highlights of “Art of the Pink.”
About Grimanesa Amorós
Grimanesa Amorós was born in Lima, Peru and lives and works in New York City. She is an interdisciplinary artist with diverse interests in the fields of social history, scientific research and critical theory, which have greatly influenced her work. Amorós researches the locations, histories and communities of the installation sites. Her process remains organic and instinctive. This intuitive relationship to technology is a distinctive feature of Amorós’ practice. Her works incorporates elements from sculpture, video, lighting, and technology to create site-specific light installations to engage architecture and create community.
Grimanesa Amorós has often drawn upon important Peruvian cultural legacies for inspiration for her large-scale light-based installations, which she has presented around the globe from Mexico, Tel Aviv and Beijing to New York’s Times Square. She continues to be inspired from Peru’s history for her art but she does not hold an essentialist or nostalgic view of her subject. She often gives talks at museums, foundations and universities where her lectures not only attract future artists but students and faculty engaged with science and technology. It feels somewhere in the art of Grimanesa Amorós, the past is meeting the future. Amorós has exhibited in the United States, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Latin America. For more information about Grimanesa Amorós, visit grimanesaamoros.com
About The Peninsula New York
The Peninsula New York is ideally located on Fifth Avenue and 55th Street, in the heart of New York City’s most prestigious shopping, cultural, and business neighborhood, in Midtown Manhattan. A 23 story, 1905 landmark building, The Peninsula New York features 235 spacious and luxurious guest rooms and suites, decorated in a classic, contemporary style with art nouveau accents. For additional information on The Peninsula New York, please visit http://www.peninsula.com/newyork
About The Art of Pink
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women and the second-most common cancer in the world today, accounting for one in ten of all new cancers diagnosed worldwide, and nearly one in four female cancer cases. With these statistics in mind, The Peninsula Hotels decided to harness its resources and create the Peninsula in Pink charitable initiative. Launched in 2010, Peninsula in Pink is an annual event at all The Peninsula Hotels in Asia, North America and Europe. In 2015, Peninsula in Pink undergoes an artistic makeover, and is retitled The Art of Pink. Each hotel will exhibit pink-themed artworks in partnership with acclaimed artists and galleries, in addition to the popular Pink Afternoon Tea, spa treatments and cocktails, with a portion of the price donated to SHARE. An exclusive pink ribbon pin designed for Breast Cancer Awareness Month will also be worn by all hotel staff, and is available for sale in each hotel.
About SHARE
SHARE is a nationwide community that offers support, information and the benefit of experience to women diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancers and their caregivers. Our services include a helpline staffed by peers, support groups, and seminars on both the treatment of cancer and living with the disease. Through SHARE, the power of community helps renew hope. Call 844-ASK-SHARE or visit http://www.sharecancersupport.org
About Circa 1881
Circa 1881 produces art exhibitions and programs for non-profit institutions and private companies interested in displaying world-class contemporary art in their public spaces. The exhibited artworks are borrowed from Circa 1881’s lending library consisting of inventory from private collections it has under management. Inside The Peninsula New York, Circa 1881 has curated an exhibition of contemporary artworks from its lending library featuring works by notable artists such Rita Ackermann, Annie Liebovitz, Joan Miró, Vik Muniz, Bill Viola and Jonas Wood, among others. For more information about Circa 1881 visit http://www.c1881.com
PINK LOTUS, a light sculpture installation installed on The Peninsula Hotel New York landmark facade and as a part of “The Art of Pink” campaign, curated by Circa 1881 and sponsored by The Peninsula Hotels in honor of breast cancer awareness month. The work is on view from Oct. 1 to Nov. 15.
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Limited edition PINK LOTUS tote bags can be purchased at The Peninsula Hotel New York. All proceeds will benefit SHARE, a nationwide community offering support, information and the benefit of experience to women diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancers.
Golden Scottsdale – Golden Waters, a temporary light installation by artist Grimanesa Amorós that will extend from the famous Soleri Bridge, will be on view June 18 – September 2015. Scottsdale Public Art, a leader of defining art in the public realm, is the sponsor of the installation.
Inspired by and reflecting the natural elegance of the Arizona canal, a nearly fifty mile long body of water that runs through Scottsdale, Golden Waters will be mounted on a secure structure attached to the bridge, designed by artist, architect and philosopher Paolo Soleri. The hovering light sculpture will extend parallel to the canal channel eighty feet west of the bridge. Its LED tubing system will appear to rise from the canal waters below, celebrating the union of light and water.
The vertical and horizontal lines of the installation are a metaphor for the dynamic balance between urban and natural forces that can be experienced simultaneously. Golden Waters hopes to engage the viewer by emphasizing a unique perspective on nature and landscape.
There will be an artist talk with Amorós at 6pm – 8:30pm, on June 18th, 2015, with details available
On June 19th, you could meet and greet the artist at the Soleri Bridge at 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
For event updates, visit ScottsdalePublicArt.org/Events.
Grimanesa Amorós’ “Snowland” (1972), made with pastel on paper when she was 9.
