Olga de Amaral
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Olga de Amaral is a Colombian textile art
ist. Her works, which are internationally known, often take the form of large tapestries covered with gold or silver leaf.
She is one of the textile artists who, in the 1960s, first turned textile arts from a primarily two-dimensional representational art form into a three-dimensional, abstract art form.
Her work has been shown around the world.
Textile art
Textile art may refer to:*Any one of the textile arts, those arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers to construct practical or decorative objects*Fiber art, the creation of fine art using textile arts techniques and materials...
ist. Her works, which are internationally known, often take the form of large tapestries covered with gold or silver leaf.
She is one of the textile artists who, in the 1960s, first turned textile arts from a primarily two-dimensional representational art form into a three-dimensional, abstract art form.
Her work has been shown around the world.
External links
- Article about Olga de Amaral
- Olga de Amaral biography
- Tejiendo muros. La obra de Olga de Amaral, Banco de la República (Colombia) - in Spanish
- Olga Amaral: ¡Única!, Cuidad Viva (magazine), March 2006, Instituto Distrital de Cultura y Turismo (Colombia) - in Spanish
- Umbra 30, 2003, Timeline of Art History, Metropolitan Museum of Art