Artistic strokes that carry a legacy - Carlos Jacanamijoy
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Jacanamijoy's works evoke a deep connection to the memories, heritages, and environments which shape us. Drawing from his background as a member of the Indigenous Inga people of Colombia, Jacanamijoy mobilizes the western oil painting tradition in a novel way, intertwining his own unique themes and transforming the medium into something which is distinctly his own. Confronting the presumptions around indigenous art and using his works to formulate a dialogue between western and indigenous cultures. Jacanamijoy's works are distinctly his own, but are intrinsically tied with a message of unity and the universal experiences which mould and bring us together.
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"I draw upon the way of viewing life that we all as human beings have as children ... when you get given a single colour and you want to become yourself through it"
CARLOS JACANAMIJOY
Title:Agua Azul.
Artist:Carlos Jesús Jacanamijoy Tisoy.
Year:1994.
Source: Banco de la República.
Jacanamijoy uses painting as a way to resist the presumption that people from indigenous descent should only produce objects of folkloric and artisanal value. With his work, the artist seeks to give visibility to these cultures, restoring their sense of belonging, making them observable and comprehensible to westerners and linking western and indigenous cultures together
.Title: Semillas de luz.
Artist: Carlos Jesús Jacanamijoy Tisoy.
Year: 2019.
Source: Carlos Jacanamijoy.
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.Title: A la hora de hacer los instrumentos.
Artist: Carlos Jesús Jacanamijoy Tisoy.
Year: 1994.
Source: Banco de la República.
Title: Señal Azul.
Artist: Carlos Jesús Jacanamijoy Tisoy.
Year: 2021
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Explore how Jacanamijoy paints with unconventional material.
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