María Fernanda Cuartas

María Fernanda Cuartas
Born (1967-09-08) September 8, 1967 (age 57)
Bogotá, Colombia
StyleNeo-figurative art

Maria Fernanda Cuartas (born September 8, 1967, in Bogotá) is a Colombian painter.[1] Cuartas was born in Bogotá and grew up in Cali, Colombia.[2] In 2007 and again in 2010 she was listed by the Biblioteca de Artistas de las Comunidades Europeas (BACE - The Artists Library of the European Union) as one of the 100 "most important contemporary artists in the world."[2]

Artwork

Her subject matter is centered on problems in society, gender equality, and the dignity of women. Her paintings are characterized by faceless people, most often women.[3] Her style is neo-figurative. Her work has been exhibited in the United States, Colombia, Argentina, Italy, Spain, Dubai, and Mexico.[4]

Awards

The Colombian House of Representatives decorated her with the Orden de la Democracia Simón Bolívar, a civil honor, for her art.[5] In 2020 she was commissioned to create a public sculpture for the Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport to "highlight female values."[3][2][6] The sculpture, titled "Ella" (She) has subsequently received a variety of critical responses,[7] including highly negative critical reactions to the message that it conveys.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Gómez Goyeneche, Ma. Antonieta (2019). La pintura de María Fernanda Cuartas : al otro lado del espejo (Primera edición ed.). Cali, Colombia. ISBN 978-958-5599-41-3. OCLC 1155294892.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c Cruz Hoyos, Santiago (April 19, 2018). "Los personajes sin rostro de la artista caleña María Fernanda Cuartas". El Pais. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Medina Patiño, Leonardo (2019-07-04). "Maria Fernanda Cuartas". Diario Occidente (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  4. ^ "Cuartas María Fernanda". Colombia.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Artista colombiana entre las 100 contemporáneas del mundo". Colombia.co. August 2, 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  6. ^ "'Ella', la escultura que hace un homenaje a la mujer vallecaucana". Las2orillas (in Spanish). 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  7. ^ "María Fernanda Cuartas, la artista plástica colombiana que sigue conquistando al mundo con su obra". Magazin de la Radio | Talento en Radio (in Spanish). 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  8. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2019-12-20). "La escultura en aeropuerto de Cali a la que llaman 'adefesio sexista'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  9. ^ Semana (2019-12-19). "¿Es 'Ella' la mujer valluna? La polémica está encendida". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-11.


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