page_title: Olga de Amaral
section_title: The Lienzos Ceremoniales
hierarchical_section_title: Olga de Amaral / The new materials of the 1980s / The Lienzos Ceremoniales
caption_attribution_description: English: Cesta lunar 2, 1988; 120 x 70 cm; linen and gold leaf.
context_page_description: Olga de Amaral is a Colombian visual artist known for her large-scale abstract works made with fibers and covered in gold and/or silver leaf. Because of her ability to reconcile local concerns with international developments, de Amaral became one of the few artists from South America to become internationally known for her work in fiber during the 1960s and ‘70s. She is also considered an important practitioner in the development of postwar Latin American Abstraction. She currently lives and works in Bogotá, Colombia.
context_section_description: The series Ceremonial Cloths was started in 1986 and continued through 1998. The title refers to ceremonial garments. Each piece in this series is "infused" with strong, deep color that emerges from the unified background surface. This series explores the way in which images emerge from a woven surface and the creation of a sense of depth. The superpositions of layers of thread create an aerial interplay of light that connects this series with Op Art's artistic problems.
caption: Cesta lunar 2, 1988; 120 x 70 cm; linen and gold leaf.
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