Within indigenous communities, the realm of the aesthetic – materialised in utilitarian disciplines such as weaving and pottery – was traditionally a female prerogative. Since the 1990s, many men have started selling drawings and paintings alongside their main occupations. Over the past decade a new generation including women has turned to art as an instrument to voice their vision and narrate their historical experiences, both past and current. Angélika Klassen (1968-) was born in Yiclôcat, Boquerón, where she still lives and works. The images in her ballpoint pen drawings, echo the geometric motifs found in textiles or ceramics, perhaps marking a continuum in the creative agency expressed through both art and craft, which continually overlap and intersect.
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Within indigenous communities, the realm of the aesthetic – materialised in utilitarian disciplines such as weaving and pottery – was traditionally a female prerogative. Since the 1990s, many men have started selling drawings and paintings alongside their main occupations. Over the past decade a new generation including women has turned to art as an instrument to voice their vision and narrate their historical experiences, both past and current. Angélika Klassen (1968-) was born in Yiclôcat, Boquerón, where she still lives and works. The images in her ballpoint pen drawings, echo the geometric motifs found in textiles or ceramics, perhaps marking a continuum in the creative agency expressed through both art and craft, which continually overlap and intersect.
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