Olga de Amaral: Alchemist @ Rook and Raven

Amaral employs a range of materials, from silver and gold leaf to brightly coloured pigments, all of which reference the landscape and cultural history of Colombia, which are then painstakingly incorporated into the fabric structures of her works over months of repeated hand application. Amaral’s works feel at once primitive and contemporary; they refer to indigenous traditions found in centuries-old civilizations, but their execution and presentation conform to concerns found in our own time. They can appear ethereal, while others seem almost petrified by age.

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