Bougainvilleas in clear vase (Ana Maria Velasco)

Details:
Ana Maria Velasco
Bougainvilleas in clear vase
Gouache & watercolor on paper
12x9 in
2022.

Estimated value: $650 - $750

About the artist:
Growing up, Ana moved between Nicaragua (her mother’s homeland) while it was undergoing the throes of dictatorship and revolution and Colombia (her brith country) while it was ravaged by narco-terrorism. These inspiring and turbulent environments heightened her sense of awareness and social conscience and solidified her motivation to use art as a way to spark reflection, conversation and change. Her art practice is a relational one. La Sierra Madre de Santa Marta Colombia, the largest coastal mountain range in the world and one of the most irreplaceable site for conservation in the planet has been the motif and metaphor for her artistic and personal investigation for a decade. Through recurring engagements with this landscape, she has established an intimate relationship with the site and those who inhabit it, discovering new layers of mutual dependence after each expedition. She approaches this territory, its biodiversity, its politics, and its people as a foundation for her visual vocabulary.

Website:
www.anamariavelasco.com