Jul 1, 2018
Fernando de Szyszlo (Peruvian, 1925 -2017)
Puka Wamani, 1968
Museo de Arte de Lima
© Cubonegro
... the title and the shape clearly link to Peru’s indigenous peoples: The circle is obviously a divine figure, and the presence of claws and fangs refer to animals that were sacred for the natives. Also, the use of both dark and bright tones – darkness and light – represents the duality that was so important for several pre-Inca civilisations. The point is to give to abstraction, which is usually an international language, a local interpretation.
