Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: El Árbol del Fuego: Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg, Germany
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Sandra Vásquez de la Horra's preferred medium is drawing; her materials are usually pencil and paper, and she rarely works with color. In her figurative drawings, Vásquez is simultaneously an anthropologist, ethnologist, and mythologist. Born in Chile in 1967, she carries within her the poetry of her homeland as well as the myths of South American indigenous peoples. Her creatures can float, stagger, or simply walk. They can fix their gaze on us, be childlike and delicate, or aggressive. The artist usually uses older paper that is slightly yellowed or creased. The finished drawings are dipped in liquid beeswax, which gives the works the appearance of objects. The images contain fantastical beings; they address fears, visualize dreams and memories. Despite all attempts at deciphering them, the works ultimately remain enigmatic, and this is precisely what constitutes their central character and appeal. Alongside Christian iconography and religious symbols of the indigenous peoples of South America, archetypal images appear in her work that resonate deeply with us. And although Sandra Vásquez's images are always produced as individual pieces, she sometimes groups them into thematic blocks that resemble picture stories. Sandra Vásquez de la Horra studied at the University for Design in Viña del Mar, Chile, from 1989 to 1994 and at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1995 to 2002 under Jannis Kounellis and Rosemarie Trockel.
