Pinta Miami Highlights Sustainable Latin American Art During Art Week

Pinta Miami Focuses on Sustainable Latin American Art During Art Week
Miami (USA), Dec 4 (EFE) – The Pinta Miami art fair is showcasing Latin American art at its usual venue in Coconut Grove, Miami, starting Thursday. This year's fair features a selection of environmentally friendly works, as well as creations by artists from Central America.

The fair, which takes place during Miami Art Week, specializes in Latin American art and will exhibit the works of more than 100 artists, presented by nearly 40 galleries from 14 countries.

Among the most noteworthy works are a sculpture by Colombian artist Ricardo Cárdenas honoring mangroves – a natural barrier against flooding and erosion – a collection of photographs on poetry from the Salvadoran gallery Matía Borgonovo, and a visual light installation by Argentinian artist Paul Sende.

Among the most noteworthy works are a sculpture by Colombian artist Ricardo Cárdenas honoring mangroves—a natural barrier against flooding and erosion—a collection of photographs on poetry from the Salvadoran gallery Matía Borgonovo, and a visual light installation by Argentinian artist Paul Sende.

Others include positive short stories from the Argentinian gallery AMIA and a challenge to trypophobia (the fear of looking at closely spaced geometric shapes) in the form of an anthropomorphic sculpture composed of hundreds of small, multicolored circles, created by Puerto Rican artist Naimar Ramírez.

"This year we have a strong presence of galleries from Central America and artists who work with textiles, and everything related to the land and indigenous cultures," Irene Gelfman, artistic director of Pinta Miami, told EFE.

Visitors can view all kinds of pieces related to Latin American culture until Sunday, pieces that invite reflection, showcase bold color contrasts, and offer a platform for emerging talent.

One of the main novelties of the 19th edition of this fair is the inclusion of several more environmentally friendly works, according to Gelfman.

"There's a lot of textiles, quite a bit of ceramics and painting," Gelfman described, asserting that the art scene is experiencing "a wake-up call" regarding its relationship with the environment, given that some widely used techniques, such as acrylics, are toxic.

This is the case with Spanish artist Paloma de la Cruz, who is presenting four ceramic and textile works related to Quetzalcoatl and other ancestral representations, and with Guatemalan artist Sandra Monterroso, who works with natural pigments to reduce this type of pollution.

Pinta Miami is one of the three annual stops of this fair, which is also held each year in Lima and Buenos Aires and serves as a barometer for understanding the state of Latin American art in the world.

A position that, according to the fair's general curator, is becoming increasingly relevant. In addition to the main section, Pinta Miami features other selections such as Radar, which brings together artists presenting less polluting works developed with organic materials.

Among these works are creations by De la Cruz and prints of natural elements related to Brazilian indigenous culture.

Another parallel section is Next, dedicated to experimental proposals and comprised of four duos of artists and galleries from different countries and generations.

One of the artists is Gabriela Esplá from Panama, who questions the care of nature with her scenes of dense and emotive jungles, in which she denounces their neglect.
The fair also includes a space for reflection in the form of the Pinta Miami 2025 FORUM, where experts and industry leaders will discuss the current state of the Latin American art market.

It will also include a series of performances in which artists, through movement, invite the public to reflect on the role of the body in understanding the external world.

Gelfman indicated that all of this constitutes "a boutique fair with a very friendly scale and standard" that sets it apart from the other fairs that coincide with Miami Art Week.

The goal for the next five years, he continued, is for Pinta Miami "to be on the agenda of everyone who wants to know what's happening with Latin America and Latin American artists."

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