Ximena Girado Herazo Mexico

Walekeru

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Country: Mexico
Category: Painting
Technique: Acrylic
Medium: Canvas
Theme: Others
Measurements: 39.37 x 39.37 in
At Artelista since: Saturday 20th of October 2018
Tags: colombia, wayuu, indigenas, trabajo a mano, mochilas, la guajira

Artwork description

TÍTULO: Walekeru
AUTOR: Ximena Girado Herazo
FECHA: 2016
TÉCNICA: Acrílico sobre lienzo
MEDIDAS: 100 x 100 cms

Cuenta la leyenda que la araña Walekeru enseñó el oficio de tejer a las mujeres wayúu. La obra representa el tejido de la araña tras una larga noche de trabajo, entrelazando los hilos que emanaban por su boca.

Artist information

I was born in Cartagena, Colombia, August 30, 1971. I´m Industrial Engineering with Minor in Computer Science from the Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia, 1993. Strategic Marketing Specialist CESA, Bogotá, Colombia, 1998. Master of Fine Arts at the University of the Arts, Unarte, Puebla, Mexico, junio 2011, where I had teachers as José Lazcarro and Alberto Ibáñez, notable Mexican artists. From a young age was attracted by the art, especially for painting. In 2003 and 2004...

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