Olga de Amaral, the Colombian artist

Olga de Amaral, the Colombian artist who brought her works to the most important galleries in the world
She is currently presenting an exhibition of more than 90 of her works at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art.
Favored is anyone who manages to dedicate himself to his passion and to everything that makes him happy, whether it is practicing a sport, directing a multinational company, or opening his own business. For Olga de Amaral, art knocked on her door, and over the years she has formed her professional career in weaving, transcending borders and showing herself in different scenarios around the world.

Weaving is a creation that can be made with different types of textile materials such as wool, cotton, fique, among other vegetal and artificial derivatives. This confection can be made by hand, with stitches and stitches of needles, or on looms that form figures and drawings as each artist who dedicates his time to this work decides.

The Bogotá artist is proof that age is just a number. At 92, she is still active in the international and, of course, local artistic spectrum, presenting exhibitions and thinking about new releases to be exhibited in the different galleries and museums of the most important cities in the world. Her extensive knowledge and distinguished career have put her at the forefront.

As a result of her excellent work and her extensive collection of works created throughout her career, on October 12, 2024 she opened a gallery in the prestigious and renowned Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art. In the Montparnasse neighborhood of the French capital, more than 90 of her works, including fabrics and tapestries, are displayed in 1,500 square meters of large rooms and display cases available for the public who come to admire the artist's creations.

Olga's exhibition will be open to the public in Paris until Monday, March 17, at the French venue, which has hosted the work of great figures in painting, sculpture, photography, among other branches of art.
A life dedicated to a passion

Olga grew up in an Antioquian family that was educated in Bogotá for a time. Years later, she packed her bags and headed to the United States to begin her studies in art. In Michigan, to the west of the North American country, the foundations of her learning were based on design and architecture.

From these two currents, she took references and acquired the inspiration to venture into abstract art. An expression of this type of art is fiber art, which consists of the use of materials with different textures to make artistic creations that gave a twist to Latin American abstract art.

Throughout her long career she has worked with gold, creating various pieces of art that not only shine for the quality of the material, but also for the hands of the author who created them. She acquired her attraction to the golden material through the churches and altars of the temples she visited, and thanks to this she developed a spiritual sensation.

The way to portray her love for the things she does and is passionate about is through the phrase “I don't care if my pieces are tapestries or sculptures. I stick with the happiness that making them gives me,” which she said to the poet Piedad Bonnett, in the middle of a conversation she had years ago.
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