AR(T)S FEMINAE

XI IBEROAMERICAN SALON

CARMEN BOLAÑOS (Representing El Salvador)

Nov 14, 2002 - Jan 14, 2003

Mexican Cultural Institute

Untitled 2002 by Carmen Bolaños. Dimentions Variable. Water, Plastic Bags, Indigo, Canvas.

The Ibero-American Cultural Attaché Association
Cordially invites you to the XI Ibero-American Salon

Ar(t)s Feminae
Celebrating the visual arts by the women of Ibero-America
At the MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE, Washington, DC
Through January 1, 2003

CARMEN BOLAÑOS
Representing El SalvadorCarmen Bolaños, born in El Salvador, educated in Europe and Mexico in the fields of architecture and the visual arts. Using indigo as her primary source of color, Carmen creates mixed media installations depicting the cycles of life, such as: “Tree of Life”, where indigo is used to create snapshots of clouds in the sky over 3x4’ canvases, or mixed with water in small plastic containers hanging on meat racks. “Tree of Life” represents air and water; birth and death; the cycle and evolution of life; the work of professional women and women in the open air markets; it represents the overall hard work of women in the Americas, regardless of the sophistication of the job, often only viewed or valued as a piece of meat. This representation was organized by the Cultural Section of the Embassy of El Salvador and the Espacio Cultural Salvadoreño Foundation.