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]
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| Born | September 8, 1967 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Style | Neo-figurative art |
Artwork
editHer 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] As part of an initiative organized by the Cali Chamber of Commerce to expand the El Gato del Río monument, Cuartas designed a cat sculpture titled La Gata Ingrid. The piece is inspired by the region's agricultural richness and fertile soil. Its legs and trunk represent a corn plant and its head represents a grain. In its basket, it carries pandebonos and fritters, which are characteristic of the region.[5]
Awards
editThe Colombian House of Representatives decorated her with the Orden de la Democracia Simón Bolívar, a civil honor, for her art.[6] In 2020 she was commissioned to create a public sculpture for the Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport to "highlight female values."[3][2][7] The sculpture, titled "Ella" (She) has subsequently received a variety of critical responses,[8] including highly negative critical reactions to the message that it conveys.[9][10]She was included in the Guide to Museums, Galleries, and Artists in Art in America in 2011 and 2012.[11]
References
edit- ↑ 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) - 1 2 3 Cruz Hoyos, Santiago (19 April 2018). "Los personajes sin rostro de la artista caleña María Fernanda Cuartas". El Pais. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- 1 2 Medina Patiño, Leonardo (4 July 2019). "Maria Fernanda Cuartas". Diario Occidente (in European Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "Cuartas María Fernanda". Colombia.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ Fiallo, Johanna (2 June 2023). "Conozca a la gata Ingrid, la nueva novia del Gato Tejada en Cali". Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia - Periodico: Diario El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Artista colombiana entre las 100 contemporáneas del mundo". Colombia.co. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ "'Ella', la escultura que hace un homenaje a la mujer vallecaucana". Las2orillas (in Spanish). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ "María Fernanda Cuartas, la artista plástica colombiana que sigue conquistando al mundo con su obra". Magazin de la Radio (in Spanish). 1 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "La escultura en aeropuerto de Cali a la que llaman 'adefesio sexista'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "¿Es 'Ella' la mujer valluna? La polémica está encendida". Semana (in Spanish). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ País, El (9 October 2012). "María Fernanda Cuartas, una caleña entre los pintores más importantes del mundo". Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia - Periodico: Diario El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2026.