“Both Worlds” (2009), all images provided by Cecilia Paredes Peruvian artist Cecilia Paredes is the subject of her own richly patterned photographs, yet he
Peruvian-born, Philadelphia-based artist Cecilia Paredes creates striking photographic artworks by camouflaging her own body against intricate patterns. “For each portrait she hangs boldly printed fabrics…
Cecilia Paredes (Peruvian, b.1950) was born in Lima, Peru, where she studied Plastic Arts at the Catholic University of Lima.
She later went on to study at Cambridge Arts and Crafts School in England.
She was awarded the Publicacin Libro de Artista by the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain, the First Mention of Honor at the Bienal Centroamericana, as well as first prizes at the Salon Nacional de Grabado, the Salon Nacional de Grabado in Lima, the Municipalidad de Lima for serigraphy, and finally the Universidad Católica in Peru for theatre/lithography.
Paredes completed residencies at both Pennsylvania University and the Banff Art Centre in Canada.
She is a contemporary performance and installation artist, who is best known for her unusual work in which she uses her own body as a canvas for body paint. Her last name, Paredes, which means walls in Spanish, perfectly suits her fascination with turning herself into a human chameleon and melting herself into the walls.
One of her most acclaimed series is her Landscapes, a floral series in which she is painted to match floral-patterned wallpapers; her hair, and sometimes an ear, is often the only indication that a person is in the image.
Paredes has also transformed herself into animals, plants, or her surroundings by using body paints, which are applied to her body by her assistants.
The idea behind her work is to display a theme of relocation and adjustment to one's surroundings, especially after migration or displacement. With her striking and though-provoking pieces, she aims to illustrate every person's quest to belong.
RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
2016 Museos Banco Central, Costa Rica 2015 Tabacalera Promoción de Arte , Madrid, Spain. Bienal de La Habana 2015. Museo Orgánico Romerillo, Cuba. Universidad de Georgetown. Charla y presentación. Washington DC, EE.UU. 2014 Museo del Espacio, Individual. Samara, Rusia. Pingyao Art Festival , Shanxi, China. Lingshi Print Festival, Lingshi, China. Museo Hermitage, San Petersburgo, Rusia, Charla Artista Invitada. 2013 Museo Hermitage Individual en el Palacio Vladimir, San Petersburgo, Rusia. Museo Pedro De Osma, Individual, Lima, Perú. Bienal de Fotografía, Bogotá, Colombia. Bienal de Arezzo, Italia. Arte para el Cambio, Madrid, España. 2012 KIAF Art Siddhartha, Festival de Arte Kathmandu, Nepal. Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, Lima, Perú. Presentación. Taller Comalapa, Guatemala. Presentación. 2011 Universidad de Texas, Charla de artista y revisión de portfolios. 2010 Museo de Arte Moderno, Individual MMOMA Moscú, Rusia. Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano, Individual, Lima, Perú. Banco Mundial, Washington DC, EE.UU. Individual.
AWARDS
2014 Premio a la Excelencia Pingyao Photo Festival, China 2012 Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Artista Invitada Charla Artística Lima, Perú Taller Comalapa, Guatemala, Artista Invitada 2011 Universidad de Texas, Artista Invitada. San Antonio Texas, EE.UU. 2010 Guanlan Taller de Impresión, Artista Residente Guanlan, Shenzhen, China 2009 Premio Mejor Artista Extranjera Santiago de Chile Premio “40th Street Award” de Filadelfia, EE.UU. 2008 Artista Invitada a la FIA, Feria Internacional de Caracas, Venezuela 2002 Primera Mención de Honor Bienal Centroamericana, Managua, Nicaragua. 2000 Banff Centro para las Artes, Canadá, Artista Residente. Residencia DISCOVERY 1998 Fundación Rockefeller, Residencia Bellagio, Bellagio, Italia Premio Nacional de Grabado, Lima, Perú
COLLECTIONS
· Museo de Arte Moderno MMOMA Moscú, Rusia · Banco Mundial, Washington DC, EE.UU. · Deustche Bank, New York, EE.UU. · San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, EE.UU. · Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, Costa Rica · Colección Daniel Yankelewitz, Costa Rica · Colección Solita Mishaan, Florida, EE.UU. · Colección Ernesto Ventos, Barcelona, España · Museo del Barrio, New York, EE.UU. · Colección Toma Ybarra-Frausto, San Antonio,Texas, EE.UU. · Museo de Arte Moderno, Panamá · Guanlan Print, Shenzhen, China · Universidad de San Antonio, Texas, EE.UU. · Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima Perú · Lehigh University Collection, Pensilvania, EE.UU. · Colección María De Corral, Madrid, España · Colección Teorética, Costa Rica · Colección Sagrario Pérez Soto Caracas,Venezuela · Art Nexus, Florida, EE.UU. · Colección Centro Wifredo Lam, La Habana, Cuba · Universidad de Salamanca, España
Peruvian artist Cecilia Paredes is the subject of her own richly patterned photographs, yet her figure is often difficult to locate at first. For each portrait she hangs boldly printed fabrics as the backdrop, which she then matches either with her painted skin, custom clothing, or both. Her torso,
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