Maximo Laura - Textile Artist

Musicos IV by Maximo Laura. 39x47 Peruvian Alpaca Tapestry $2,270

Currently showing at Art Works is PATHS TO THE SUN AND MOON by Maximo Laura.  We received 6  tapestries after the exhibit opened in June.  These tapestries, delayed in customs were received July 1^st. So, we’ve hung these in the gallery for immediate viewing.  And on July 17^th we will hold a closing reception and special sale from 2pm–5pm.    We will have some video of Maximo in his workshop as well.  Free and open to the public. 

 

 

Artist Statement :

“Tapestry-making requires a progressive, slow and irreversible system of work that allows for the miniscule, patient and intimate meeting of technical and visual solutions, leading to the opening of an infinite repertoire of possibility subjected to the communicative intentionality of the work. In my case, I look for a language that emanates spirituality, aesthetic beauty and lyricism. I try to submit myself to the limitations of the materials and to the requirements of the act of creation, under the light of an obsessive taste that will, in the end, reflect a cultural and textile connotation that is typically Peruvian.

My work is the development of a rich, singular, fascinating and ancient historical Andean textile fountain in symbiosis with innovations in tapestry around the world, defining its own space in plastic arts. The historical fountains constitute inexhaustible material that needs to be assimilated; the search for a unique and current language, is the challenge to best. From this collision between the traditional and the contemporary, the study of tools, the application of and innovation in textile techniques, I try to multiply the resources of chromatic expression, maintaining the authentically Peruvian iconographic language.”

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About the Artist:

Máximo Laura born in Ayacucho, Peru in 1959. Textile Artist of self-taught formation. He has presented 68 solo exhibitions and participated in several group in Peru and abroad since 1985. His works have been exhibited in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, United States, Spain, France, Finland, Latvia, Germany, China, and Japan among others. In the area of research deepened their knowledge in the Andean textile design enriching its work with this ancient technique. Within support projects, has conducted training workshops and counseling to textiles with traditional techniques.

 

 

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You can contact the artist at Art Works, Inc. in Richmond, Virginia from noon - 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays (804) 291.1400.

All images are the property of the artists and may not be duplicated without permission. Contact Art Works, Inc. 804 291.1400 in Richmond, Virginia U.S.A. for more information or if you wish to seek permission for use of images.

 

The Abundance of the Harvest Myth

Our Interior Series

There is only an abundance of fruit and harvest when man, the sun and the moon have a good relationship. Mankind must respect the sun and moon by making offerings for a good harvest. Only in these instances can lots of seeds be produce and the plants grow profusely

Flight Over Fertility Fields

Our Interior Series

This tapestry is part of Our Interior Series. This piece depicts and symbolizes the fertility of the earth and cosmos. Everything is producing. And everything and everyone has duality. The faces in the tapestries represents these two sides which makes us unique and without which we cannot exists in that one side cannot exist without the other and the balance they afford. The arrows represent our transcendence to the cosmos.

Starry Night and Fields

Nest of the Condors Series

Here we see the central part of the tapestry being the sun and the birds connecting to the cosmos.

The Spiral of Life

Nest of the Condors Series

This tapestry is an allegory of fertility. The movement in this tapestry represents the continuance of the cycle of life.

And So Goes the Cycle of Life

Nest of the Condors Series

The movement in this tapestry demonstrates the cycle of life that continues beyond eternity.

Flying Over the Andes

Nest of the Condors Series

This tapestries represents the connection of man to the sun. The mountains connect to the sun and the Condor connects man to the cosmos.

A Spring Day and Birds

Nest of the Condors Series

This tapestry depicts how the birds come together in the spring. The blue signifies the sky. Notice the peacefulness of the fields and the energy of the sun.

Flock of Birds Over the Harvest Fields

Nest of the Condors Series

The movement of birds in the spiral signifies the abundance and continuity of life.

The Arrival of Solstice

Musician Series

This tapestry shows the arrival of the solstice. The colors include all the colors of the rainbow. The rays in the heads of the men represent the sun and the connection man has to the sun.

HATON RAYMI XI

Musician Series

Hatonryami XI is the celebration of mankind during the time of the solstice. This is a time of bounty between man and the sun. Notice how man takes on the colors of the earth.

The Celebrations of the Abundant Harvest

Our Interior Series

This tapestry captures the Festival of Thankfulness for the Fruits of the Land. Man is totally and completely connected with the earth. The fish demonstrates the transformation of man. The moon and sun represent the transformation to the comos.

 

QORICANCHA TAKY

Musician Series

This tapestry represents a celebration in the temple of the sun. In a sacred place where only on June 24th does the light manage to fill the temple.

This tapestry depicts the allegory of the songs of springtime and the rite for abundant growth.